Brain-activated muscle stimulation restores monkeys' hand movement after paralysis
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
An artificial connection between the brain and muscles can restore complex hand movements in monkeys following paralysis, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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