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a study from researchers led by the Battelle Memorial Institute manufactures a BCI with the ability to simultaneously restore both motor function and the sense of touch in a person with a clinically complete spinal cord injury. The team states technologies with the ability to return both movement and sensation back to their users have the potential to greatly improve independence and the quality of life.

Posted April 24, 2020 Artificial Intelligence

Brain-computer interface restores sense of touch in paralyzed patient.

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