World’s first non-invasive brain-machine interface successfully controls neuroprosthesis in human trials.

A research team from the University of Houston have created an human-machine interface that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts.  The technique, demonstrated with a 56-year-old man whose right hand had been amputated, uses non-invasive brain monitoring, capturing brain activity to determine what parts of the brain are involved in grasping an … Continue reading World’s first non-invasive brain-machine interface successfully controls neuroprosthesis in human trials.