Neuroprosthetics (IMAGE)

Experimental Biology

Neuroprosthetics

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Drs. Aaron Phillips (left) and Andrei Krassioukov with Darrell Isaac, a spinal cord injured individual who has been implanted with an epidural spinal cord stimulator. The "neuroprosthetic" device helped to restore Isaac's cardiovascular function as indicated by improvements in blood pressure and other measures.

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University of British Columbia

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