Walking Once Again

The idea of an implant letting paraplegics walk again will soon be a science fact for medicine, if all goes well. It reminds me of the certain technologies from the Instrumentality storylines of Cordwainer Smith, specifically in "Scanners Live in Vain."

http://futurism.com/paralyzed-monkeys-able-to-walk-again-with-brain-implant-human-trials-are-next/