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BrainGate Trial Shows Promise for Motor Impaired

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PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 13, 2006 -- In a pilot trial of a device dubbed BrainGate, a man with paralysis of all four limbs could open simulated e-mail, play a game of Pong and adjust the volume on a TV using only his thoughts. The findings could offer hope to people with severe motor impairments, said John P. Donoghue, a professor of neuroscience at Brown University and director of its Brain Science Program. Donoghue led development of the system and was the senior author of a report on it being published in today’s issue of the journal Nature. The article is the first to provide in-depth scientific findings from the trial...Read full article

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    Published: July 2006
    brain-to-movement systemBrainGateBrown UniversityCyberkineticsneuroscienceNews & FeaturesparalysisSensors & Detectorssevere motor impairments

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