Saturday, August 9, 2014

gjmueller: New device allows brain to bypass spinal cord, move...





gjmueller:



New device allows brain to bypass spinal cord, move paralyzed limbs



For the first time ever, a paralyzed man can move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to a new device. A 23-year-old quadriplegic is the first patient to use Neurobridge, an electronic neural bypass for spinal cord injuries that reconnects the brain directly to muscles, allowing voluntary and functional control of a paralyzed limb.








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