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The demo in which they were able to read limb position was pretty impressive and shows that they should be relatively close to being able to help people that ha
by aeternum 6y ago
The demo in which they were able to read limb position was pretty impressive and shows that they should be relatively close to being able to help people that have lost limb control.
The brain is also quite adaptable and learns via feedback loops so getting the electrodes 'close enough' might be sufficient along with some physical therapy.
- cruzai 6y agoThis has been there for a while, it is pretty simple to decipher impulses from the cortex. They are just publicizing years of research from other folks i.e. professor Jose M. Carmena from Berkeley and so on. We need more folks like Elon to publicize science...It is actually great work the team is doing.
- bioipbiop 6y agoIt seems like the key advance here is the miniaturisation. Imagine one of these puppies paired up with an advanced prosthetic arm.
- colordrops 6y agoThe key advance is the increase in order of magnitude and precision of placement of filaments embedded in the brain.