Brain implant lets 'Locked-in' ALS patient communicate
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Brain implant lets 'Locked-in' ALS patient communicate
A high-tech implant has enabled a paralyzed woman with late-stage ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) to communicate through brain signaling, researchers say. The degenerative disease robbed Hanneke De Bruijne, 58, of all voluntary muscle control—including the ability to speak—while leaving her mind intact. But an experimental implant-software program allows the "locked-in" Dutch woman to type words without assistance. The brain implant "lets her remote-control a computer with her brain, at home, without any help from researchers," said study co-author Nick Ramsey.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-brain-implant-locked-in-als-patient.html
Brain implant lets 'Locked-in' ALS patient communicate
A high-tech implant has enabled a paralyzed woman with late-stage ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) to communicate through brain signaling, researchers say. The degenerative disease robbed Hanneke De Bruijne, 58, of all voluntary muscle control—including the ability to speak—while leaving her mind intact. But an experimental implant-software program allows the "locked-in" Dutch woman to type words without assistance. The brain implant "lets her remote-control a computer with her brain, at home, without any help from researchers," said study co-author Nick Ramsey.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-brain-implant-locked-in-als-patient.html
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