Paraplegics regain some feeling, movement after using brain-machine interfaces
Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 18:01
in Psychology & Sociology
A computer monitor in the lab of Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., shows the brain activity of a monkey using a brain-machine interface. Eight people who have spent years paralyzed from spinal cord injuries have regained partial sensation and muscle control in their lower limbs after training with brain-controlled robotics, according to a study published Aug. 11 in Scientific Reports.