A "double neural bypass" developed at New York's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has restored hand movement and touch sensation in a man with complete tetraplegia. Over three years, Keith Thomas — paralyzed from the chest down since a 2020 diving accident — regained enough arm strength to feed himself and drink from a cup.
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Hirnimplantat ermöglicht gelähmtem Mann wieder selbständig zu essen

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Ein in New York entwickelter «doppelter neuronaler Bypass» hat Handbewegungen und Tastempfindungen bei einem Mann mit vollständiger Tetraplegie wiederhergestellt. Knapp drei Jahre nach der Implantation kann Keith Thomas — seit einem Tauchunfall von der Brust abwärts gelähmt — wieder selbständig essen und aus einem Glas trinken.

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