Implant to solve the problem of communication for people with paralysis
A paperclip-sized Stentrode implant will help five Australians with paralysis communicate with the world through a computer interface.
A paperclip-sized Stentrode implant will help five Australians with paralysis communicate with the world through a computer interface.
A paperclip-sized Stentrode brain implant is to be inserted into five Australians with paralysis as part of a groundbreaking experiment. The implantation does not require open brain surgery — the implant is carefully placed inside a vessel of the brain's motor cortex.
It is reported that the volunteers developed paralysis as a result of stroke, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, and motor neuron disease. According to scientists, the implant will help people who cannot speak and are almost entirely deprived of the physical functions of their body. If the trials are successful, people with paralysis will be able to communicate with the outside world through a computer interface.
The implant makes it possible to control a computer mouse and keyboard. The main phase of the trials is scheduled to begin in the middle of this year in collaboration with the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the University of Melbourne, and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
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