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Scientists in Montreal, Canada, have made significant progress in a study that will provide hope for paralysis patients. Researchers have developed an interface that allows an animal with paralyzed hind legs to walk again by alternately stimulating the two hemispheres of its brain.

Researchers led by Marina Martinez, Professor of Neurology at Montreal Sacred Heart Hospital of the University of Montreal in Canada, announced that they are ready for clinical trials in the treatment of paralysis following spinal cord injuries.

According to the Canadian Press, the researchers have developed an interface that allows an animal with paralyzed hind legs to walk again by alternately stimulating the two hemispheres of its brain

The pre-clinical trials study, which the researchers call a "large animal model", was also conducted on larger animal models with paraplegic paralysis similar to that of humans.

Promising study in the treatment of paralysis - 1 "WE ARE READY TO MOVE TO CLINICAL TRIALS IN A FEW YEARS" "The results are so definitive that we are ready to move to clinical trials in a few years. To restore movement in both legs, we will alternately stimulate the left and right cortex of the brain. As soon as the alternating stimulation starts in the brain, the animal will immediately start walking again."

Underlining that the technology he and his colleagues are working on applies to injuries where the spinal cord is not fully damaged, Martinez said, "Although this technology will never be applied to full spinal cord injuries, each step gives us the opportunity to get a little closer to solving people's problems. The work of Martinez and his team was also published in the scientific journal "ScienceDirect".