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Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A man left paralyzed by a motorcycle crash over a decade ago is walking again after a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence.
Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, said he dreamt of walking again after being paralyzed from the waist down in the 2011 crash.
"I tried everything at home," Oskam told ABC News. "I tried standing up and making steps, but it wasn t enough."
It was not until last year that Oskam, working with researchers in Switzerland, experienced a breakthrough.
In 2022, researchers at Lausanne University Hospital surgically inserted electronic implants in the areas of Oskam s brain and spinal cord that control movement.
Then, with the help of AI, the researchers built what they call a "digital bridge" between his brain and spine, bypassing his injuries, and essentially putting his thought into action.
"Thanks to algorithms based on adaptive artificial intelligence methods, movement intentions are
Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A man left paralyzed by a motorcycle crash over a decade ago is walking again after a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence.
Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, said he dreamt of walking again after being paralyzed from the waist down in the 2011 crash.
"I tried everything at home," Oskam told ABC News. "I tried standing up and making steps, but it wasn t enough."
It was not until last year that Oskam, working with researchers in Switzerland, experienced a breakthrough.
In 2022, researchers at Lausanne University Hospital surgically inserted electronic implants in the areas of Oskam s brain and spinal cord that control movement.
Then, with the help of AI, the researchers built what they call a "digital bridge" between his brain and spine, bypassing his injuries, and essentially putting his thought into action.
"Thanks to algorithms based on adaptive artificial intelligence methods, movement intentions are
Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A man left paralyzed by a motorcycle crash over a decade ago is walking again after a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence.
Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, said he dreamt of walking again after being paralyzed from the waist down in the 2011 crash.
"I tried everything at home," Oskam told ABC News. "I tried standing up and making steps, but it wasn t enough."
It was not until last year that Oskam, working with researchers in Switzerland, experienced a breakthrough.
In 2022, researchers at Lausanne University Hospital surgically inserted electronic implants in the areas of Oskam s brain and spinal cord that control movement.
Then, with the help of AI, the researchers built what they call a "digital bridge" between his brain and spine, bypassing his injuries, and essentially putting his thought into action.
"Thanks to algorithms based on adaptive artificial intelligence methods, movement intentions are
Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A man left paralyzed by a motorcycle crash over a decade ago is walking again after a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence.
Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, said he dreamt of walking again after being paralyzed from the waist down in the 2011 crash.
"I tried everything at home," Oskam told ABC News. "I tried standing up and making steps, but it wasn t enough."
It was not until last year that Oskam, working with researchers in Switzerland, experienced a breakthrough.
In 2022, researchers at Lausanne University Hospital surgically inserted electronic implants in the areas of Oskam s brain and spinal cord that control movement.
Then, with the help of AI, the researchers built what they call a "digital bridge" between his brain and spine, bypassing his injuries, and essentially putting his thought into action.
"Thanks to algorithms based on adaptive artificial intelligence methods, movement intentions are