Friday, April 15, 2016

Technology Blog 4/15/16

Bypassing spinal cord lets paralyzed man control own hand

  • The sensor tracks neural impulses from the brain.
  • micro chip sensor implanted into the motor cortex area of the brain.
  • uses algorithms to decode and translate the neural impulses to electrical signals
  • A person named Burkhart is paralyzed from the neck down but is able to use his hands with this technology.
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