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World Service,3 mins

Innovation for spinal cord injuries

Newsday

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Scientists hope a device about the size of a matchstick will one day help people with spinal cord injuries get back on their feet. The stent-electrode recording array, or stentrode, could allow patients to control bionic limbs using only their thoughts. Thomas Oxley is a neurologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia and one of the researchers behind this device.

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