which gives him more control and makes his movements much easierfor him. in the case of david and michelle, the stimulation is preprogrammed, so they have to make a movement to trigger a preprogrammed sequence of stimulation, which makes the walk a little bit robotic. in the case of gert jan, he s not controlled by the stimulation. he controls the stimulation with his thoughts. the technology is still at an experimental stage and used only for short periods, but researchers believe they can make further progress in the years to come. pallab ghosh, bbc news. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann have continued their search at a reservoir in portugal. it has focused on a peninsula on the western side of the reservoir. the area is around 30 miles from where the three year old went missing in 2007. sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, has said she s deeply saddened by the death of a woman who was hit by a motorbike that was part of her police escort.
the same as they used to before the injury. they will be able to regain some mobility, which is so good for their health in general. it looks like it works! gert jan is the latest of nine other paralysed patients that have been successfully treated. david and michelle can also walk now because of spinal implants. but gert jan is the first to have the brain implant, which gives him more control and makes his movements more natural. in the case of david and michelle, the stimulation is preprogrammed, so they have to make a movement to trigger a preprogrammed sequence of stimulation, which makes the walk a little bit robotic. in the case of gert jan, he s not controlled by the stimulation. he controls the stimulation with his thoughts. the technology is still at its very
brain capture his thoughts, and a computer sends them to the spinal implant. but the neurosurgeon who carried out the delicate operation told me that there was a long way to go before the system would be available to all those that needed it. at this stage, it s a little bit early because we know it s the first technology and we had to do the proof of concept. but then the idea is to have the possibility to develop a device that is available for everybody. so what message do you have for paralysed people watching this programme? so, the message to the paralysed people is that we can provide a little bit of hope again to gain movement. it looks like it works! gert jan is the latest of nine other patients that have been successfully treated. david and michelle, who we featured last year, can walk now because of their spinal implants. but gert jan is the first to have the brain implants,
From Saturday, houses in 18 cities can be visited where Jews or members of the resistance lived and worked before, during and just after the Second World War. Stories of the residents are shared in the houses, which look back on the resistance and Jewish life during the war. The memorial program Open Jewish Houses - Houses of Resistance will last until May 5.