April 2011
Demonstration of BrainGate Technology
Researchers at the Brown Institute of Brain Science, part of the multi-institute BrainGate collaborative, discuss the trial of their investigative technology, in which a 58-year-old woman, paralyzed by a stroke for almost 15 years, uses her thoughts to control a robotic arm, grasp a bottle of coffee and serve herself a drink for the first time since her injury.