Getting a grip on grasping
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 21:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Quickly grabbing a cup of coffee is an everyday action for most of us. For people with severe paralysis however, this task is unfeasible – yet not “unthinkable”. Because of this, interfaces between the brain and a computer can in principle detect these “thoughts” and transform them into steering commands. Scientists in Germany now have found a way to distinguish between different types of grasping on the basis of the accompanying brain activity.