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    Brain-Computer Interface enables people with Paralysis to Control Tablet Devices

    November 27, 2018, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

    Two participants in the BrainGate clinical trial directly control a tablet computer through a brain-computer interface to chat with each other online. The research, published in PLOS ONE, is a step toward restoring the ability of people with paralysis to use everyday technologies. Credit: BrainGate Collaboration

    New research from the BrainGate* consortium shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks.

    In a study published November 21 in PLOS ONE, three clinical trial participants with tetraplegia, each of whom was using the investigational BrainGate BCI that records neural activity directly from a small sensor placed in the motor cortex, were able to navigate through commonly used tablet programs, including email, chat, music-streaming and video-sharing apps. The participants messaged with family, friends, members of the research team and their fellow participants. They surfed the web, checked the weather and shopped online...

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    In a first, Brain Computer Interface helps Paralyzed Man Feel again

    October 13, 2016, Categories  Uncategorized

    Researcher Rob Gaunt prepares Nathan Copeland for brain computer interface sensory test. Credit: UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences Media Relations OR UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences

    Researcher Rob Gaunt prepares Nathan Copeland for brain computer interface sensory test. Credit: UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences Media Relations OR UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences

    Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable to feel any sensation in your arms and fingers. Now imagine regaining that sensation, a decade later, through a mind-controlled robotic arm that is directly connected to your brain. That is what 28-year-old Nathan Copeland experienced after he came out of brain surgery and was connected to the Brain Computer Interface (BCI), developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC. In a study published online today in Science Translational Medicine, a team of experts led by Robert Gaunt, Ph.D...

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