Rerouting brain signals to paralyzed limbs causes movement, study shows
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 02:07
in Psychology & Sociology
The research, which used monkeys, could one day lead to devices that allow people to regain some control of their limbs after suffering spinal cord injuries and other forms of paralysis. Aided by external wires that rerouted signals from their brains, two monkeys regained control of their paralyzed wrists and played a simple video game, scientists said Wednesday.