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10th October 2011

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jtotheizzoe: Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Thoughts Alone Ummm … did you hear me?! That’s amazing. There he is above giving his girlfriend a high-five.  The doctors placed a postage stamp-sized sensor on his brain connected to wires that lead to the prosthetic arm. After some tweaking, he was able to control simple motions simply with his thoughts! Check out the video below for more:

jtotheizzoe:

Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Thoughts Alone

Ummm … did you hear me?! That’s amazing. There he is above giving his girlfriend a high-five. 

The doctors placed a postage stamp-sized sensor on his brain connected to wires that lead to the prosthetic arm. After some tweaking, he was able to control simple motions simply with his thoughts!

Check out the video below for more:

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Source: medicalnewstoday.com

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