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Neurology

Patients with paralysis ‘control computer with their minds’

A tiny implant that picks up the electrical activity of the brain has been tested successfully in two Australians
Clare Pain
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2 November 2020
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Two patients with motor neurone disease have been implanted with a stent enabling them to control a computer with their thoughts and carry out everyday tasks such as online shopping and banking.

Both patients have severe upper limb flaccid paralysis.

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