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Brain Chip Helps Paralyzed Man Fist-Bump President Obama
Brain Chip Helps Paralyzed Man Fist-Bump President Obama
An implanted brain chip is helping Nathan Copeland feel his fingers for the first time in a decade.Play FacebookTwitterGoogle PlusEmbed Watch Obama fist bump a robotic arm powered by a brain chip 1:11 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogCopeland, who lost all feeling and movement from the chest down after a car accident in 2004, can also "feel" the fingers of a robotic arm using the chip.He showed it off Thursday by fist-bumping President Barack Obama.
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Brain Stimulation Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel His Hand Again
Brain Stimulation Allows Paralyzed Man to Feel His Hand Again
True neuroprosthetic limbs—artificial limbs that feel and behave like the real thing—may be in the distant future.But the results of a new study have brought the technology one step closer to reality.A team led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh has electrically stimulated the brain of a paralyzed man, allowing him to feel the sensation of touch in his hand again.
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Bionic Hand and Brain Implant Allow Paralyzed Man to 'Feel' Again
Bionic Hand and Brain Implant Allow Paralyzed Man to 'Feel' Again
Twelve years after becoming paralyzed in a car accident, Nathan Copeland remembered the moment he was finally able to regain his sense of touch in his right hand."I was like, 'Yeah, I think I feel something,'" he told ABC News."I could also feel I had a huge smile on my face."
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Brain Implant Restores Sense Of Touch To Paralyzed Man : Shots
Brain Implant Restores Sense Of Touch To Paralyzed Man : Shots
Brain Implant Restores Sense Of Touch To Paralyzed ManEnlarge this image toggle caption UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences UPMC/Pitt Health SciencesTwelve years ago, a car wreck took away Nathan Copeland's ability to control his hands or sense what his fingers were touching.A few months ago, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center gave Copeland a new way to reach out and feel the world around him.It's a mind-controlled robotic arm that has pressure sensors in each fingertip that send signals directly to Copeland's brain.
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