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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. You Know It's Important News... by bcolflesh · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...when High Times picks it up!

  2. Vey Cool by darth_MALL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Combine this with the robotic exoskelton legs that MIT(?) just revealed, and we'll have Stephen Hawking in the marathon in no time (a la Onion)

  3. How long until... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the porn / spam industry get's a hold of these?

    I can't wait until I start receiving the "enhance your member through the powers of bionics!" spam...

  4. Re:I'd buy that for a dollar... by DR+SoB · · Score: 5, Funny

    Honey, stop dreaming about internet p0rn, I'm trying to surf Stewart living and I keep getting re-directed!!

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  5. Hack Your Friends! by Guildencrantz · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long before I can use my laptop to hack into my friend's motor control and make him dance?

    ~~Guildencrantz

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  6. Re:Why artificial limbs? by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

    My (admittedly limited) understanding of the brain is that it sends an electric impulse to the muscles so why not try to emulate that impulse?

    Reverse engineering is the only way at the moment do so at the moment since the Supreme Being hasn't opened the source to the API.

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