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Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch on restoring movement after paralysis

Planet Hope
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In Lausanne, Switzerland, neuroscientist and Rolex Awards Laureate Grégoire Courtine and neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch have pioneered a “digital bridge” that translates brain signals into spinal stimulation, giving people with paralysis new ways to regain movement. They tell Tom Whipple about the science behind the technology, the patients leading the way and their hopes for the future of movement recovery after paralysis.


Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. 


Guest: 

  • Grégoire Courtine, Neuroscientist and co-founder of NeuroRestore.   
  • Jocelyne Bloch, Neurosurgeon and co-founder of NeuroRestore. 
  • Suzanne Edwards, Patient at NeuroRestore. 

Host: Tom Whipple, Science Writer, The Times.

Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia

Sound Designer: David Crackles


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