REAL STORIES
OF BIONIC PIONEERS
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Meet the people behind the technology and the evolving technology. There is no glamour or showcase. These are simply the stories of real people living with neurological conditions who have found the use of neurotechnology to impact their lives.
These stories bring the technology to life and feature how this evolving technology can change the lives of average people.
Katie W.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) took over her life. Learn how Katie took it back with the use of a Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) device.
Katie A.
Katie suddenly became paralyzed from a stroke at a young age. Learn about her journey of recovery using vagus nerve stimulation with rehabilitation.
JESI S.
Living with paralysis, Jesi has a life on the go. Learn about how she uses a new portable device to help her keep healthy.
KELSEY G.
Kelsey had a traumatic injury that left her partially paralyzed. Learn about her journey from injury to recovery and how she uses a neurotech device that helps her.
JEN R.
Learn about Jen’s journey to a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and how she found a neurotech device to help her with everyday life and her independence.
JON N.
Meet Jon who lives with Major Depressive Disorder or MDD. Here he shares his journey of battling depression and his discovery of deep brain stimulation.
PAUL R.
Paul is a medical device developer and biomedical engineer. He shares his own health challenge and how he found a new experimental treatment.
JASON L.
This is the trailer of a feature film about Jason who is a single-arm amputee & received the first neural wire implant to restore sensation.
MATT J.
Learn about Matt’s journey with ALS and how he chose diaphragm pacing to help maintain his quality of life.
BEN S.
Sharing his journey with Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation, and new data monitoring to drive treatments
TONY H.
Early experience with the next generation of brain interfaces for Parkinson’s Disease
DENNIS A.
How restoring sensations through a prosthetic limb can change perspectives. Dennis is one of the first users to try this new technology.
RICHDEEP, SANDRA & JON
Early experiences with Spinal Cord Stimulation for paralysis due to Spinal Cord Injuries. Watch this panel discussion of 3 clinical trial participants.
JESSICA G.
How closed-loop spinal cord stimulation gave Jessica a new outlook after living with chronic pain for years.
DANIELLE B.
How non-invasive stimulation to control Migraine Headaches helped her take back control of her life.
MIKE M.
His journey of taking back his life with Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy & Seizure Control
JIM J.
Meet an early pioneer of an implanted neuroprosthetic to restore hand function for paralysis.