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Can spinal cord injuries (SCI) be reversed now...or in the near future?
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Thanks a lot, Iain! Will check out all these links!
Iain wrote: "Iain wrote: "Watch Elon Musk’s Neuralink presentationElectric vehicles, rockets... and now brain-computer interfaces. Elon Musk's newest venture, Neuralink, aims to bridge the gap between humans ..."
Elon Musk is definitely on a mission to bridge the gap between the living and the "unliving" automated intellect of super-computers. I hate to raise the Voice of Cautious Restraint" here...but I think he's speeding down the super-highway to the next incarnation of Frankenstein's Monster here. I'm sure others here have read some of those frightening Sci-Fi stories about the sudden impact of bio-intellect -- Living Thought -- on the burgeoning awareness of Mechanical Thought -- the awakening of the living intellect within the machine matrix. There's plenty of potential for the Full Impact Mind Boggle in the Automated Mental Matrix -- the sudden realization of "living awareness" in an organism that is NOT equal to, or "equivalent" to the functional capability of the machine--"absolutely Other"!
Terror.... and possibly even Insanity could be the outcome. Murderous Destruction could be the protective impulse--one choice taken by such an Intellect -- out of the perceived need to Protect Self from "invasion" or the threat of being annihilated when discovered by the "Other" -- the "bio-intellect".
I'm not certain what the characteristic sociological behavior matrix is for newly arising intelligent organisms, but I think Fear and Loathing of the Alien Other precedes Awe and Amazement or even Cautious Acceptance. But I would suggest this potential conundrum must be recognized for what it portends and protective prevention planned for before we let giant computers wake up and see what they can do to wreck the world. "Doncha' think?"
How a Revolutionary Technique Got People with Spinal-Cord Injuries Back on Their Feet https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...Electrical stimulation has promised huge gains for people with paralysis. Now comes the hard part—getting beyond those first steps
If anyone knows anything more on latest developments/breakthrus with SCIs, please share what you know. Thank you!
That NeuroPhysics is interesting
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Yup, robotic arms controlled by the brain, and interrelated tech like exoskeletons, could be useful "bridging technologies" until such time as science can completely regenerate major physical injuries like spinal cord ones.
Iain wrote: "Radical treatment helping pilot to walk again | A Current AffairAlex Lawrie became a paraplegic after a horrendous chopper crash, but a radical treatment called NeuroPhysics is helping him learn ..."
EPISODE 172 – AN INTERVIEW WITH KEN WARE – NEUROPHYSICS THERAPY https://atpscience.com/podcasts/episo...
Lineage Cell Therapeutics Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Method of Treating Spinal Cord Injury With Stem Cell-Derived Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lineag...
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 10,286,009, entitled “Pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells for the treatment of spinal cord injury” covering methods for utilizing pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI). The claimed methods involve injecting OPCs derived from a pluripotent human stem cell line into the SCI site and covers both human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived OPCs. The issued patent has a term that expires no earlier than 2036.
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The regenerative effects of electromagnetic field on spinal cord injury https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Paraplegic man walks again with brain-to-computer technology – video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/v...A 28-year-old paraplegic man walks with the help of technology that translates thoughts into leg movements. The man, who was paralysed from the waist down by a spinal cord injury, has become the first such patient to walk without the use of robotics. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, south of Los Angeles, say the outcome marks a promising step that one day may help stroke and spinal injury
Chad Bouton: Restoring Movement After Paralysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYEO8...Chad Bouton, Professor & Center Head of the Center for Bioelectronic Medicine at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, shares how bioelectronic medicine and neural bypass technology can restore movement in patients after traumatic brain injury.
In his talk at Future of Care 2017, he introduces the concept of bioelectronic medicine, providing a case study in which a neural bypass was able to restore hand function in a previously paralyzed patient, and highlights future applications of bioelectronic medicine.
Prior to joining the health system, Mr. Bouton was a research leader at Battelle, the world’s largest nonprofit research and development (R&D) organization, and was involved in medical device R&D programs for 18 years. He developed cancer detection algorithms in the late 90’s to help surgeons pinpoint and remove tumors more effectively. Later, he developed neural decoding methods that allowed the first paralyzed person with a brain implant to move again with their own thoughts. Mr. Bouton’s work has been featured on 60 Minutes and TEDx, and he holds over 70 patents worldwide. He has been awarded two R&D 100 Awards and was recognized by the US Congress for his work in the medical device field. He has been named Inventor of the Year and Distinguished Inventor by Battelle, and was selected by the National Academy of Engineering in 2011 to attend the Frontiers in Engineering Symposium.
After being told he would never walk again closest casualty to Manchester Arena bomber regains movement in legs https://www.itv.com/news/2019-11-27/m...
Creating Spinal Implants Using Additive Manufacturing https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?Art...Renishaw, a global engineering company, worked with two pioneering technology organizations to verify the ability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology to create lightweight spinal implants that reflect the mechanical characteristics of bone.
As part of the project, Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), a manufacturing research organization, designed and engineered a range of representative spinal implants. IMR used software from nTopology to design the implants and manufactured them using a Renishaw RenAM 500M metal AM system.
Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury - Injured Airline Pilot Flies Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrnEF...Juan Carlos Murillo is a commercial airline pilot who suffered spinal cord injuries in 4 separate areas of his spinal cord. Doctors told him that his injury was "complete" and that he would never walk again. After completing four rounds of stem cell treatments at the Stem Cell Institute in Panama City, Panama, Juan Carlos is walking again, driving a car and has recently passed his commercial airline pilot physical examination. He expects to begin flying again for an airline within the next few months.
"The Stem Cell Institute states that stem cell therapy is not a miracle cure, but I think for us, the patients, our parents and all of our relatives, it is a miracle cure..." - Juan Carlos Murillo
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Regenerative Biology of the Spine and Spinal Cord (other topics)Regenerative Biology of the Spine and Spinal Cord (other topics)
Any tips on what to research would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
James