Brain implant and high-tech sleeve used to bypass spinal cord and move paralyzed limbs

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In what is being touted as a world first, a quadriplegic man has been given the ability to move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to the implantation of an electronic device in his brain and muscle stimulation sleeve. Part of a neurostimulation system dubbed "Neurobridge," the technology essentially bypasses the damaged spinal cord and reconnects the brain directly to the muscles. .. Continue Reading Brain implant and high-tech sleeve used to bypass spinal cord and move paralyzed limbs

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Tags: Battelle, Brain, Chip, Cortex, Implant, Muscle, Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Rehabilitation, Spinal, Surgery, Thought-control

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