Connecting Brain and Machine
From: Medscape - 12/03/2013
By: Pauline Anderson

Bionic legs that use sensors and a control system to allow amputees to
seamlessly traverse almost any terrain; robotic arms with a sophisticated
brain-computer interface (BMI) allow paralyzed patients to closely match the
speed and coordination of a typical human limb; even a computerized bladder
that could eventually alert patients with spinal cord injury when to go to
the bathroom.

These are just some examples of BMIs that harness electrical activity
produced by neurons in the brain to control the movement of a variety of
robotic devices. The hope is that in the not-too-distant future, patients
with a variety of neurologic disorders may recover their mobility and leave
their wheelchair and other clumsy assistive devices behind.

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Links:
Realizing the Promise of Robotic Leg Prostheses
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/210/210ps15.abstract

Translational Medicine - Special Issue: Robotics & Neuroprosthetics -
  11/06/2013 
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/210.toc

Submitted by Drew Nelson