Spinal cord injury

Move over Ben Franklin: laser detonators electrify scientists

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Benjamin Franklin made his first lightning rod in the 1750s after famously experimenting with flying a kite with a switch attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no way of knowing that it would remain state of the art. for centuries. Scientists are now moving to improve an 18th-century innovation … Read more

The study showed that the integrity of the brain-computer interfaces is similar to other implanted neurodevices

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For people with paralysis caused by a neurological injury or disease—such as ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), stroke, or spinal cord injury—; Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the ability to restore connectivity, movement, and independence by transmitting information directly from the brain to a computer or other assistive technology. Although implanted brain sensors, the … Read more