Reconnecting the Brain After Paralysis Using Machine Learning

Less than a year after his spinal cord injury, Ian Burkhart was ready for whatever was next. A 2010 diving accident had severed his spine, and Burkhart lost sensation and movement below his bicep. But he had not given up on regaining some of those capabilities. He was working with doctors and physical therapists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to manage the effects of his injury. A few months after beginning treatment, he started asking his healthcare team about his options.