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Bionic breakthrough allows people with paralysis to control computers using their thoughts – ABC News
Australian researchers develop a technology which allows people with upper-limb paralysis to text, email and perform online tasks using their thoughts and eye movements….
Australian researchers have developed a technology which allows people with upper-limb paralysis to text, email and perform online tasks using their thoughts and eye movements.
Key points:
- The device is inserted without the need for risky open-brain surgery
- Researchers hope people with paralysis could eventually control robotic limbs
- The first two trial participants have been able to control a computer using the implant
The Stentrode device is the size of a small paperclip, and rests next to the brain’s…
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