Sci-fi becomes reality again - Wetware

POSTED BY: Geezer
UPDATED: Monday, April 4, 2005 02:33
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GEEZER

Sunday, April 3, 2005 4:01 PM

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Brain chip reads man's thoughts

The 'chip' reads brain signals
A paralysed man in the US has become the first person to benefit from a brain chip that reads his mind.
Matthew Nagle, 25, was left paralysed from the neck down and confined to a wheelchair after a knife attack in 2001.

The pioneering surgery at New England Sinai Hospital, Massachusetts, last summer means he can now control everyday objects by thought alone.

The brain chip reads his mind and sends the thoughts to a computer to decipher.

He can think his TV on and off, change channels and alter the volume thanks to the technology and software linked to devices in his home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4396387.stm

"Keep the Shiny side up"

VETERAN

Monday, April 4, 2005 2:33 AM

Amazing, isn't it? I read about this in Nature back in October '04.

http://npg.nature.com/news/2004/041011/pf/041011-9_pf.html

They also have developed an electronic retina that works similar to Giordi LeForge's visor in Star Trek next Generation.

http://npg.nature.com/news/2005/050328/full/050328-9.html