May 24, 2019
Neuroprosthetics and deep brain stimulation: Two big neuroscience breakthroughs
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, neuroscience, robotics/AI
Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface the size of a baby aspirin that can restore mobility to people with paralysis or amputated limbs.
How does it work? It rewires neural messages from the brain’s motor cortex to a robotic arm, or reroutes it to the person’s own muscles. In this video, Big Think contributor Susan Hockfield, president emerita of MIT, explains further.