Paralyzed monkey controls arm via brain
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
By Tanya Lewis, LiveScienceA monkey partially paralyzed by a spinal cord injury was able to control its arm using an external link between its brain and spinal cord, a new study shows.Even after a spinal cord injury or stroke, the nervous system wiring above and below the injury can remain intact. With that in mind, researchers created an artificial electrical connection between the injured mo...