在脊髓损伤后使用脑脊界面自然行走
Henri Lorach1,2,3, Andrea Galvez1,2,3, Valeria Spagnolo1,2,3
1NeuroX Institute, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Geneva, Switzerland.
Nature
|May 24, 2023
概括
研究人员开发了一种脑脊接口 (BSI) 系统, 这种数字桥使得自然运动和改善神经恢复, 即使设备被关闭.
科学领域:
- 神经科学
- 生物医学工程
- 康复医学
背景情况:
- 脊髓损伤会切断大脑与脊髓之间的通讯,导致.
- 在慢性后恢复自发运动仍然是一个重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 开发和测试用于恢复自然行走的脑脊界面 (BSI).
- 评估 BSI 的可靠性和对神经恢复的影响.
主要方法:
- 一个完全植入的BSI被创建,将皮质信号与外周电刺激联系起来.
- 系统调节了脊髓活动,使腿部能够移动.
- 衡量标准被快速校准,并在一年内进行长期可靠性测试.
主要成果:
- 一位患有慢性四肢的人能够在各种环境中站立和自然行走.
- 接口允许控制运动,包括爬楼梯和穿越不平坦的地形.
- 通过BSI进行神经康复,
结论:
- 一个可靠的BSI可以恢复脊髓损伤后的自然运动控制.
- 这种脑脊界面为未来的神经假肢的发展提供了框架.
- 这项技术有助于功能恢复和改善生活质量.
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