Stony Brook University Mind Brain Lecture: Restoring Function by Merging Brain and Technology

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Can a paralyzed person with a tiny electrode array implanted in the brain operate a robotic arm simply by thinking? Find out on Monday, April 16 at 4:30 pm in the Staller Center at Stony Brook University when the Swartz Foundation Mind Brain Lecture Series presents guest lecturer John P. Donoghue, PhD, who will discuss BrainGate(tm), a groundbreaking human neural interface that is designed to restore useful functions for people with paralysis.

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