A study describes how a patient who was paralyzed from waist down was able to walk naturally again with brain and spine implants using an AI thought decoder
In a new study, researchers describe a device that connects the intentions of a paralyzed patient to his physical movements.
New York Times Oliver Whang
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@mattinthemittel
Matthew Mittelsteadt
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If you aren't convinced about AI, you really have to watch the healthcare space. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@peter
@peter
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Probably the best use of AI I've ever seen: researchers connected a paralyzed man's brain to an implant using an AI thought-decoder that reads his brain's intentions & turns them into electrical signals to his muscles. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@trengriffin
Tren Griffin
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“A wireless digital bridge between the brain and the spinal cord to regain standing and walking after paralysis due to a spinal cord injury.” https://www.nature.com/...
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@nythealth
@nythealth
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“For 12 years I've been trying to get back my feet,” said Gert-Jan Oskam, who has been paralyzed from the waist down since 2011. “Now I have learned how to walk normal, natural.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@nikmilanovic
Nik
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this is incredible! AI decodes brain signals to let a paralyzed patient walk again. the best tech, when it debuts, is indistinguishable from magic. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@joemckendrick
Joe McKendrick
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Sometimes, technology is just so awesomely awesome. Implants provide a digital bridge between inured man's brain and spinal cord, bypassing injured sections. The discovery allows him to stand, walk and ascend a steep ramp with only a walker. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@bevilconway
Bevil Conway
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This is a landmark achievement. 25 yrs ago, I watched Superman in a wheelchair after falling from a horse tell me that one day neuroscientists would fix spinal cord damage. Today, a digital bridge over the broken spinal cord enabled this guy to walk again https://www.nature.com/.…
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@stephenharlinmd
@stephenharlinmd
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It's about time for a “good news” break, don't you think? For about 30 years, I provided reconstructive surgery for patients who had complications related to paralysis. This is really good news.👇 https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@protosphinx
@protosphinx
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This. This is why tech progress is necessary. If it improves even one life - it'd be more than worth it. And it is. https://twitter.com/...