"For years, we have wanted to tackle the restoration of movement and the sense of touch and bring those together."
Bouton added, "I think we’re going to continue to see progress and it’ll be applicable to millions of folks around the world who really need this technology."
Long-Term Sensory Recovery
To enhance tactile feedback, researchers applied a custom therapy called cortical mirroring, which stimulates the brain, spinal cord, and skin simultaneously using mapped patterns of imagined touch.
This allowed the patient to regain natural touch sensations in his right wrist, which had remained numb since the accident.
"In a recent follow up, it was found these gains were still present after more than two years," said Bouton.
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"This is incredibly encouraging."
