China joins global race to reawaken brain-injury patients through ultrasound therapy

A patient in China, who spent three months in a coma due to a brain haemorrhage, has regained the ability to speak, eat, and walk with support. This recovery is part of an early clinical trial utilizing targeted sound waves to stimulate severely damaged brains. The technology was developed by a coalition that includes the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, employing focused ultrasound waves to stimulate deep brain regions without invasive procedures.