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Improved repair of damage to the peripheral nervous system | KurzweilAI

Improved repair of damage to the peripheral nervous system | KurzweilAI | Longevity science | Scoop.it
Researchers from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, in collaboration with colleagues from Rutgers University, Newark and...
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Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm With Her Thoughts | Singularity Hub

Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm With Her Thoughts | Singularity Hub | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Cathy Hutchinson hasn’t moved her limbs of her own volition for 15 years, but by imagining she was using her own hand, she controlled a robotic arm to pick up a thermos of coffee and took a sip.

 

The technology is a neural interface system...

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Partial Hand Function Restored in Quadriplegic Patient

Partial Hand Function Restored in Quadriplegic Patient | Longevity science | Scoop.it

We just saw that a patient was able to control a robotic arm using her thoughts. She was able to give herself a sip of a drink.

 

Now, surgeons at the Washington University School of Medicine have rerouted working nerves in the upper arms of a quadriplegic patient, to restore some of he patient's hand function.

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