Paraplegic man walks again using brain waves to move his legs

A man confined to a wheelchair five years ago is able to walk again after scientists reconnected his brain and legs.

Paraplegic man walks again using brain waves to move his legs

A man confined to a wheelchair five years ago is able to walk again after scientists reconnected his brain and legs.

It is the first time a paraplegic patient completely paralysed from the waist down after a spinal cord injury has been able to walk without relying on manually operated robotic limbs.

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