Brain Sensor From: NASA Tech Briefs Insider - 07/18/2006 A project led by Brown University (Providence, RI) scientists has allowed a paralyzed man, via electrodes implanted on his brain, to manipulate objects. The brain sensor is connected to a computer that translates mental commands into electronic instructions; the patient can now move a computer cursor, grasp candy with a robotic arm, and open and close a prosthetic hand. He also opened e-mail and turned up the volume on a television while engaged in conversation. Still in the trial stage, researchers foresee the sensor attached to a muscle stimulator system, allowing people with paralysis to move their limbs again. "When asked to think right or think left, the patients were able to change their neural activity immediately. And their use of the device is seemingly easy," said Brown neuroscientist John Donoghue, who led the project. Read the entire article at: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2006-07/06-002.html Brown University Brain Science Program http://www.brainscience.brown.edu/ John Donoghue http://www.brainscience.brown.edu/departments/faculty/donoghue.html BrainGate http://www.cyberkineticsinc.com/content/medicalproducts/braingate.jsp Bionic brains become a reality http://origin.www.nature.com/news/2006/060710/full/060710-8.html