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Scientists are making remarkable progress at using brain implants to restore the

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In recent years, lab animals and a few people have controlled computer cursors or robotic arms with their thoughts, thanks to a brain implant wired to machines. Now researchers are taking a significant next step toward reversing paralysis once and for all. They are wirelessly connecting the brain-reading technology directly to electrical stimulators on the body, creating what Courtine calls a “neural bypass” so that people’s thoughts can again move their limbs.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603492/10-breakthrough-technologies-2017-reversing-paralysis/

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