World’s first brain-computer interface (BCI) technology targets high-level brain function to restore independence
https://interestingengineering.com/science/world-first-higher-level-brain-computer-interface
World’s first brain-computer interface (BCI) technology targets high-level brain function to restore independence
https://interestingengineering.com/science/world-first-higher-level-brain-computer-interface
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Brandon Patterson hasn’t moved his fingers in nine years due to a spinal cord injury. But recently, he felt them twitch.
There was no physical movement, of course. Patterson, 41, has been paralyzed from the chest down since a Jeep rollover accident in 2017 severed his connection to the world below his shoulders.
Recently, he participated in a pioneering clinical study at UCHealth and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and was implanted with Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology.
There’s a giant box coming out of his head. The researchers could have used a neuralink for their study of this new cortical region, if neuralink worked with researchers, which would be better for the patient. Unfortunately they’re not working with academia at all.