Anderson Kim D
Reeve-Irvine Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, 92697-1385, USA.
J Neural Eng. 2009 Oct;6(5):055003. doi: 10.1088/1741-2560/6/5/055003. Epub 2009 Sep 1.
For too long there has been separation of basic science, biomedical engineering, clinical science and the people these disciplines are serving. A key ingredient to understanding the real-life consequences of many neurologic disorders that produce physical disabilities, such as spinal cord injury, is to obtain valuable information from the individuals that are actually living with the disorders everyday. This information can be obtained in an objective and usable format, which can then be used to direct biomedical research in a manner that is meaningful to the intended beneficiaries. In particular, the field of neural prosthetics for spinal cord injury can make great strides if user input is obtained throughout the stages of development. Presented here is the perspective of a scientist who also has 20 years of experience living with a cervical spinal cord injury.
长期以来，基础科学、生物医学工程、临床科学以及这些学科所服务的人群一直处于分离状态。理解许多导致身体残疾的神经疾病（如脊髓损伤）在现实生活中的后果的一个关键要素，是从那些每天实际患有这些疾病的个体那里获取有价值的信息。这些信息能够以一种客观且可用的形式获取，进而可用于指导生物医学研究，使其对预期受益者具有意义。特别是，如果在脊髓损伤神经假体领域的整个开发阶段都能获得用户的反馈，那么该领域将会取得巨大进展。这里呈现的是一位同时拥有20年颈脊髓损伤生活经历的科学家的观点。
