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[Kinitari]

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36015248

Ian Burkhart from Ohio in the US can even move individual fingers to play a guitar-based computer game.
The chip reads brain signals, which are interpreted by a computer. It then precisely stimulates his muscles with electricity to restore movement.

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The results, published in the journal Nature, showed he can grasp and move large objects, pour the contents of a glass and even swipe a credit card.
Ian described the early sessions as like seven-hour exams that left him "completely and mentally fatigued and exhausted".
"You really have to break down each part of that motion and think about it in a more concentrated way. For the first 19 years of my life it was something I definitely took for granted."

Really awesome how much progress we're making with the restoration of movement in the paralyzed, as well as making better and better robotic prosthetics - it's actually super super amazing when I think about how far we've come in research in just the last half decade even, I can't even imagine where we'll be in another 10 or 20 years.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

We all know what he actually did immediately

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

This is fantastic.

 

[echoshifting]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1207420&highlight=

I think this is the fourth thread on this today

 

[Mr-Joker]

Ian described the early sessions as like seven-hour exams that left him "completely and mentally fatigued and exhausted".

Not surprised, it takes a lot of effort in adjusting to the program and basically learning how to control your arm from the most simple basic step.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

How far along are we on cartilage regeneration?

 

[Madao]

one thing i've wondered is if it's possible to skip the conversion to hand and have the signal output directly hooked to whatever you want to play/operate instead of going through the hand.

like, wire your brain to the computer directly to control things.

 

[Cabbagehead]

We all know what he actually did immediately

;p

 

[Tesseract]

i really hate the neurological component of mammalian evolution. our cord was a mistake.

we are gonna do better than nature, fuck you nature.

 

[Sushi Nao]

Sweet! Soon we'll be jar brains in robobodies

 

[Jazzy Network]

Felicity already did this but with her legs.

 

[msdstc]

How far along are we on cartilage regeneration?

Seriously why isn't there more focus on this? we could essentially end physical aging as we know it. There is a certain point where your body breaks down, and your cartilage plays a huge factor on that. I would kill for my high school knees.

 

[PreFire]

This is so awesome.

I remember marveling at the thought when my JHS teacher, back in 96, said Christopher Reeves was investing in the development of computer chip brain implants. Implants that would allow people who are paralyzed to walk and possibly get feelings back in the effected areas.

A few classmates didn't think such a thing would be possible. I hope they read this story.
This is a fantastic accomplishment, and I really hope they make more advances in the immediate future.

 

[uncredited male]

one thing i've wondered is if it's possible to skip the conversion to hand and have the signal output directly hooked to whatever you want to play/operate instead of going through the hand.

like, wire your brain to the computer directly to control things.

This has actually been happening for a while.

 

[poppabk]

We all know what he actually did immediately

Posted on neogaf about how 'console x' was a mistake and is nothing but trash?

 

[Abstruse Moose]

How far along are we on cartilage regeneration?

Seriously why isn't there more focus on this? we could essentially end physical aging as we know it. There is a certain point where your body breaks down, and your cartilage plays a huge factor on that. I would kill for my high school knees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqLF7y0YEPk

 

[Makki]

Bud did he 5 star through the fire and flames?

 

[Mr Waluigi]

Hell yeah!

Major props to the people who worked on that

 

[MostlyLurking]

The lag on that would have to be pretty hard to deal with for a game like that.

Seriously though, always awesome to see improvements in treatment for paralysis and such.

 

[Ahasverus]

This is like the best news this year.