139 Neuro

Neuromotor control for paraplegics

Intervention area

Mobility

Start date

July 1, 2021

End date

December 31, 2021

The mandate is to evaluate the necessary modifications to the interfaces of an existing retinal implant using an optical link to design a proof-of-concept aiming to eventually perform stimulation in the spinal cord to restore the ability to walk to a paraplegic patient.

Lead applicant

Réjean Fontaine

Université de Sherbrooke

Génie électrique

2 INTER mandates

Team

Christian Iorio-Morin

Université de Sherbrooke

Chirurgie

1 INTER mandate

François Michaud

Université de Sherbrooke

Génie électrique

35 INTER mandates