Brain-Machine Interface Lets Monkeys Control Arms
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/06/2013

Millions of people worldwide suffer from sensory and motor deficits caused by
spinal cord injuries. Researchers are working to develop tools to help
restore their mobility and sense of touch by connecting their brains with
assistive devices. The brain-machine interface approach, pioneered at the
Duke University Center for Neuroengineering in the early 2000s, holds promise
for reaching this goal. However, until now brain-machine interfaces could
only control a single prosthetic limb.

In a study led by Duke researchers, monkeys have learned to control the
movement of both arms on an avatar using just their brain activity. 

Read the entire article and view a video (0:34) at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2013/11/brain-machine-interface-lets-monkeys-control-arms

Links:
A Brain-Machine Interface Enables Bimanual Arm Movements in Monkeys
http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/5/210/210ra154.full

Monkeys use minds to move 2 virtual arms
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/dumc-mum103013.php
http://www.ecnmag.com/news/2013/11/monkeys-use-minds-move-2-virtual-arms

Walk Again Project
http://www.walkagainproject.org/