Neurologist Receives Brain Implant in Controversial Self-Experiment
From: Medical Design Technology - 11/13/2015
By: Sam Brusco

Neurologist Phil Kennedy created the technology that lets paralyzed people
move a computer cursor using nothing but their own brainwaves. Because of
this, Kennedy is a strong force in the world of brain-computer interfaces.

It's only fitting, I suppose, that the father of the cyborg took measures to
become one himself. In a highly controversial move, Kennedy decided to
implant electrodes into his own brain for a self-experiment.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/blog/2015/11/neurologist-receives-brain-implant-controversial-self-experiment

Links:
Thought-controlled Keypad Nearly as Good as One-finger Typing
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/08/thought-controlled-keypad-nearly-good-one-finger-typing

To Study the Brain, a Doctor Puts Himself under the Knife
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/543246/to-study-the-brain-a-doctor-puts-himself-under-the-knife

A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/528741/a-speech-synthesizer-direct-to-the-brain

Related:
Brain-Computer Interface Enables Paralyzed Man to Walk
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/09/brain-computer-interface-enables-paralyzed-man-walk

UCI Brain-Computer Interface Enables Paralyzed Man To Walk
http://www.ecnmag.com/news/2015/09/uci-brain-computer-interface-enables-paralyzed-man-walk