A paralyzed man regained control over his right hand and fingers Wednesday using a special technology that transmits his thoughts directly to his hand muscles and bypasses his spinal injury. By connecting a hi-tech sleeve to a chip implanted within the man’s brain, he was able to learn by repetition and arduous practice to focus his thoughts to make his hand pour from a bottle, and to pick up a straw and stir. He was even able to play a guitar video game. The new technology is not a cure for paralysis, but it is one step closer to helping people suffering from paralysis restore critical skills to limbs no longer directly connected to the brain.
Doctors use chip implanted in brain helps paralyzed man regain control of hand
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