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Brain Chip Approved For Paralysis Research

Posted by Hemos on from the try-it-out dept.

dalillama writes "The BBC is reporting that tests are underway for the clinical trials of the "Brain Gate" computer chip, placed in the brains of paralysis patients. They hope the chips will map out nerve impulses which are sent to limbs, so that they can then be translated into computer code and sent to future artificial limbs. " Thanks to Robert Brooks for pointing out this closely related piece.

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  1. Re:Im as dumb as they come by Merkuri22 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    *dials cellphone, notices person next to her gets up and starts dancing*

    "Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't know you were a parapalegic! I must've pressed the 'take control of nearest parapalegic' button instead of the 'call' button. My bad. Nice moves, though."