{"id":76656,"date":"2024-10-04T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fa339cd31487bd8bd4edcf1ce3b6952c"},"modified":"2024-10-04T23:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T23:00:11","slug":"man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant\/","title":{"rendered":"Man paralyzed in diving mishap has medical miracle a year after AI-powered brain implant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\" readability=\"24.690978886756\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.376199616123\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A New York man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an <span class=\"waslinkname\">artificial intelligence-powered<\/span> implant in his brain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A year ago, Keith Thomas, 46, was only able to move his arms an inch. Today, after the groundbreaking procedure, he is able to extend his arm, grasp a cup and take a drink using only his thoughts and stimulation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He has also regained more sensation in his wrist and arm, allowing him to feel the fur of his family\u2019s dog.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>JOHNNY DEPP VISITS CHILDREN\u2019S HOSPITAL DRESSED AS CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW IN \u2018MAGICAL MOMENT\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Thomas was living on Long Island and working as a trader on Wall Street when he experienced a diving accident that <span class=\"waslinkname\">left him paralyzed<\/span> from the chest down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I dove into a swimming pool at a friend\u2019s house between the shallow and deep end,&#8221; he told Fox News Digital. &#8220;I hit the bottom and broke my neck. I blacked out, and I couldn\u2019t move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/keith-thomas-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Thomas split\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>Keith Thomas, right, who was left paralyzed after a diving accident, is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an AI-powered implant in his brain. Thomas is also pictured left, front, with his care team.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas recalls getting loaded into a helicopter that took him to the hospital for the start of his long recovery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was during COVID, so it was extremely difficult and isolating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A \u2018groundbreaking\u2019 procedure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A year ago, Thomas could only move his arms an inch. But in 2023, he underwent a grueling <span class=\"waslinkname\">15-hour surgery<\/span>, during which the first AI-powered <a>double neural bypass implant<\/a> was placed in his brain at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health in New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/5-chadboutonlab.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant-1.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Thomas with care team\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><span>Prof. Chad Bouton (right), the study\u2019s principal investigator, works in his lab at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to restore lasting movement and feeling in the arm and hand of Keith Thomas (left), who was paralyzed in an accident in 2020.<\/span> <span>(Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This groundbreaking clinical trial marks the first time the brain, body and spinal cord have been electronically linked in a paralyzed human to restore lasting movement and sensation,&#8221; Chad Bouton, the study\u2019s principal investigator and professor in the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>AI FAST-TRACKS DEMENTIA DIAGNOSES BY TAPPING INTO \u2018HIDDEN INFORMATION\u2019 IN BRAIN WAVES<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The surgical team, led by neurosurgeon Dr. Ashesh Mehta at Northwell Health, implanted five microchips in Thomas&#8217; brain \u2014 two in the region responsible for movement and three that control the sensation of touch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These microchips connect to two ports implanted in his skull, which are linked to a <span class=\"waslinkname\">powerful computer<\/span> running custom AI that we developed to read Keith\u2019s brainwaves and determine when he wants to move his hand,&#8221; Bouton said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/00-researcherskeith.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant-2.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Thomas with care team\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>Thomas, who lives with paralysis, poses with the research team at Northwell Health\u2019s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research \u2014 which worked with him for months to restore lasting movement and feeling in his arm and hand.<\/span> <span>(Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Based on thoughts, the device \u2013 called a &#8220;double neural bypass&#8221; \u2013 reroutes signals around his injury between his brain and body, the doctor detailed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The double neural bypass technology also stimulates his muscles, brain and spinal cord, all based on his brain patterns, and promotes lasting recovery of movement and sensation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\" readability=\"6\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Keith&#8217;s brain, body and spinal cord are re-learning how to work together once again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The surgery required Thomas to be awake at one point to ensure the precise placement of the microchips in his brain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a little fuzzy, but I remember hearing someone ask me if I felt something, and I felt a tingle in certain part of my hand,&#8221; Thomas recalled.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Three major milestones<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After the surgery, he&#8217;s regularly returned to the lab at Feinstein Institutes, where the team is monitoring his progress and conducting a <span class=\"waslinkname\">clinical trial<\/span> of the results.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once I was out of surgery and saw the improvements during lab sessions, it was incredible,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I was speechless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/91-keithimplants.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant-3.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Thomas brain implant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>Thomas had five tiny microchips implanted in his brain, forming a critical portion of a first-of-its-kind &#8220;double neural bypass.&#8221; The technology uses artificial intelligence to decode and translate his thoughts into action.<\/span> <span>(Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas has reached three major milestones, exceeding the team\u2019s expectations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First, only a few months after surgery, Keith felt the touch of his sister\u2019s hand for the first time in three years since his accident,&#8221; Bouton said. &#8220;There was not a dry eye in the lab at that moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Second, Thomas doubled his <span class=\"waslinkname\">arm strength<\/span> over the course of the study, which is not usually possible three years after a major spinal cord injury, the doctor said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>SPINAL CORD TREATMENT RESTORES FUNCTION FOR PARALYZED PATIENTS IN STUDY: \u2018NEW HOPE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lastly, with his regained arm strength and sensation, Keith was recently able to feel and lift a cup of tea to his mouth, and take a drink, without any help and using his thoughts alone,&#8221; Bouton shared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was an amazing moment and what we\u2019ve been working for during these past few years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/3-keithsister.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant-4.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Thomas with sister\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>Keith Thomas is able to feel his sister hold his hand for the first time since a diving accident in 2020 left him paralyzed from the chest down.<\/span> <span>(Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas has also regained sensation in areas that are below his injury level, such as his wrist, even outside the lab.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This suggests that Keith&#8217;s brain, body and spinal cord are re-learning how to work together once again, and some connections are being strengthened,&#8221; Bouton said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thomas described his own progress as &#8220;mind-boggling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every day, I feel like we are accomplishing more and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The goal is for Thomas to continue to gain more movement and sensation outside the lab, and he hopes to one day drive his own motorized wheelchair without assistance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/2-keithdrinksfromcup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant-5.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Thomas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>After joining a clinical trial at Northwell Health\u2019s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research that uses brain implants and artificial intelligence to reconnect his brain with healthy parts of his spinal cord, Thomas has continuously improved, restoring movement and feeling in his arm and hand.<\/span> <span>(Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Added Thomas, &#8220;I want to continue making progress to live a more independent life \u2013 and if I can inspire others to sign up for a clinical trial or help someone else through this trial, that\u2019s all I want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bouton said he and the team are &#8220;optimistic&#8221; that Thomas will continue to improve over time as he uses the <span class=\"waslinkname\">double neural bypass technology<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are continuing to monitor his progress in terms of sensation and movement recovery,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Our team has also received approval to expand our clinical trial, and we are actively seeking new participants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/7-modelssurgery-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/man-paralyzed-in-diving-mishap-has-medical-miracle-a-year-after-ai-powered-brain-implant-6.jpg\" alt=\"Surgeons at Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research\u2019s Prof. Bouton (left) and Dr. Ashesh Mehta led teams of doctors and scientists to implant brain electrodes, which restored lasting movement and sensation in a man living with paralysis.<\/span> <span>(Northwell Health\u2019s The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bouton said he believes that AI has significant potential to improve outcomes for paralyzed patients.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AI is already <span class=\"waslinkname\">changing how medicine<\/span> is being practiced today, but we believe our work in combining AI with brain-computer interface technology will revolutionize the treatment of paralysis and many other conditions in the future,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews.com\/health<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is to one day utilize this technology to empower individuals with paralysis to regain more function and live more independent lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge. 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