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New Stendrode brain implant allows paralysed people to control a computer with thoughts – 7NEWS.com.au
Australian researchers are behind the breakthrough device that allows users to complete online tasks such as email, shopping online and scrolling through social…
A tiny device the size of a paperclip could dramatically change the lives of people suffering from paralysis.
In a world first, researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne have developed an implant that enables patients to control computers with their minds.
Called Stentrode, the device is placed next to the brains motor cortex and transmits brain impulses to a unit implanted under the skin in the chest.
An external receiver then sends those commands to a computer, enabling…
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