Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts to Move Cursor
NYTimes article 7/13/06
A professor at Brown University has had success with a sensor implant in a paralyzed man: he can move a cursor, check email, move a prosthetic arm and even control a robot... just with his thoughts alone.
How far are we really from telekenetics (moving things with our minds) if we have reached this important step? Paralysis may not hold the same disability as before; if we can now use technology to move things with our minds? As long as we make ourselves compatible with the machine.
“If your brain can do it, we can tap into it,” said John P. Donoghue, a professor of neuroscience at Brown University.
Promise or peril? Anyone?
A professor at Brown University has had success with a sensor implant in a paralyzed man: he can move a cursor, check email, move a prosthetic arm and even control a robot... just with his thoughts alone.
How far are we really from telekenetics (moving things with our minds) if we have reached this important step? Paralysis may not hold the same disability as before; if we can now use technology to move things with our minds? As long as we make ourselves compatible with the machine.
“If your brain can do it, we can tap into it,” said John P. Donoghue, a professor of neuroscience at Brown University.
Promise or peril? Anyone?
posted by Jess at 6:40 AM
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