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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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    Completely Paralyzed Man Voluntarily Moves his Legs

    September 2, 2015, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical, Physics, Technology/Electronics

    Courtesy of Mark Pollock Mark Pollock and trainer Simon O’Donnell

    Mark Pollock and trainer Simon O’Donnell Courtesy of Mark Pollock

    Robotic step training, noninvasive spinal stimulation enable patient to take thousands of steps. A 39yo man who had had been completely paralyzed for 4 years was able to voluntarily control his leg muscles and take many steps in a robotic exoskeleton during 5 days of training with the aid of the robotic device combined with a novel noninvasive spinal stimulation pattern that does not require surgery, UCLA scientists report.

    This is the first time that a person with chronic, complete paralysis has regained enough voluntary control to actively work with a robotic device designed to enhance mobility...

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