Movement Restored to Paralyzed Limbs through Artificial Brain-Muscle Connections
From: Bioscience Technology Update - 10/15/2008

Researchers in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have
demonstrated for the first time that a direct artificial connection from the
brain to muscles can restore voluntary movement in monkeys whose arms have
been temporarily anesthetized. The results may have promising implications
for the quarter of a million Americans affected by spinal cord injuries and
thousands of others with paralyzing neurological diseases, although clinical
applications are years away. 

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Links:
Scientists Restore Movement to Paralyzed Limbs through Artificial Brain-Muscle Connections
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/press_releases/pressrelease_brain_fes.htm

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Eberhard E. Fetz
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http://depts.washington.edu/pbiopage/people_fac_page.php?fac_ID=12