Implanting Hope. David Ewing Duncan.
by Duncan, David Ewing; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 67Science. Publisher: Technology Review, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Brain -- Research | Brain implants | Electrophysiology | Neurons | Neurosciences | Paralytics | Prosthesis | Thought and thinkingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The implications for [Matthew] Nagle and others like him, trapped inside malfunctioning bodies by injuries or degenerative neurological diseases, are wonderful. Nagle is the first human ever to operate a prosthetic arm with only his mind. During a visit to his room at an assisted-care facility south of Boston, I further observed Nagle operate a cursor on a computer that allows him to send and receive e-mails, play simple games, and control his television." (TECHNOLOGY REVIEW) This article examines the use of "prosthetic devices animated by human thought alone."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Implanting Hope, March 2005; pp. 48-54.
"The implications for [Matthew] Nagle and others like him, trapped inside malfunctioning bodies by injuries or degenerative neurological diseases, are wonderful. Nagle is the first human ever to operate a prosthetic arm with only his mind. During a visit to his room at an assisted-care facility south of Boston, I further observed Nagle operate a cursor on a computer that allows him to send and receive e-mails, play simple games, and control his television." (TECHNOLOGY REVIEW) This article examines the use of "prosthetic devices animated by human thought alone."
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