Brain helps a paralyzed man to control body by robotic arms
Recently scientist at Caltech reported that Eric G. Sorto, a man with the condition of tetraplegia was given an implantable chip that gave him the power to drink beer with a robot arm. This is just the inception towards future.
Researchers are still working on all kinds of silicon based devices that verve inside the body and operate body’s signal to create motion. They are confident that these chips will not only help the paralyzed patients – but also aid in the new era of robot assistants controlled by one’s thoughts which will execute all sorts of tasks like lifting heavy material to filling papers.
Now a glance at other promising research:
In January a team of researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland placed a ribbon of stretchable silicon to mice with near- severed spines walk again. They used a combination of the gadget to support electrical signals as well as to distribute chemicals for nerve impulse transmission. In just six weeks, the mice could not just walk but run and also climb stair once more. Scientific American likened the idea of fixing disrupted connection of a telephone connection.
Initial signals in the brain are specialized to carry out to the nerves in the spinal cord to muscle, but distortion in the nerves makes them unable. Reinforcing the dislocation with new connection, hopping over the disconnection in the phone line should restore previous state.
Last year doctors in Ohio implanted a chip in 22 year old man’s brain that is connected to a port which leads to a cable that is persisted into a computer function which helps to decode messages from the brain. Rendering to a report in The Washington Post, here’s how it would function:
The electrodes were intended to pulse and fuel muscle fibers so it would pull on tendons in his hands.
If the process can be carried out efficiently a person who is unable to use his body from his abdomen down, due to paralysis, would be able to gain partial functionality in some appendage in a fraction of a second.
Ian Burkhart a man with broken cord was able to move his hand and fingers after his broken spinal cord was replaced with a computer.
Recently scientist at Caltech reported that Eric G. Sorto, a man with the condition of tetraplegia was given an implantable chip that gave him the power to drink beer with a robot arm. This is just the inception towards future.
Researchers are still working on all kinds of silicon based devices that verve inside the body and operate body’s signal to create motion. They are confident that these chips will not only help the paralyzed patients – but also aid in the new era of robot assistants controlled by one’s thoughts which will execute all sorts of tasks like lifting heavy material to filling papers.
Now a glance at other promising research:
In January a team of researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland placed a ribbon of stretchable silicon to mice with near- severed spines walk again. They used a combination of the gadget to support electrical signals as well as to distribute chemicals for nerve impulse transmission. In just six weeks, the mice could not just walk but run and also climb stair once more. Scientific American likened the idea of fixing disrupted connection of a telephone connection.
Initial signals in the brain are specialized to carry out to the nerves in the spinal cord to muscle, but distortion in the nerves makes them unable. Reinforcing the dislocation with new connection, hopping over the disconnection in the phone line should restore previous state.
Last year doctors in Ohio implanted a chip in 22 year old man’s brain that is connected to a port which leads to a cable that is persisted into a computer function which helps to decode messages from the brain. Rendering to a report in The Washington Post, here’s how it would function:
The electrodes were intended to pulse and fuel muscle fibers so it would pull on tendons in his hands.
If the process can be carried out efficiently a person who is unable to use his body from his abdomen down, due to paralysis, would be able to gain partial functionality in some appendage in a fraction of a second.
Ian Burkhart a man with broken cord was able to move his hand and fingers after his broken spinal cord was replaced with a computer.
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