Small Movements: New Devices Help the Paralyzed
A paralyzed man with a tiny sensor implanted in his brain has been able to open e-mail and move a robotic hand simply by thinking about it. The man said that learning to be able to control the devices using the sensor took only a few days.
Guests:
John Donoghue, chief scientific officer, Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems; Wriston professor, Department of Neuroscience, director, Brain Science Program, Brown University
Krishna Shenoy, head, Neural Prosthetic Systems Laboratory; assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Neurosciences Program, Stanford University
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