Published 2 years ago

A first for science: Paralyzed patient uses brain chip to communicate

Summary by Ground News

A German patient with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, has regained his ability to communicate via a new brain implant, according to a study. The treatment could also help patients in minimally conscious and comatose states. The study was published by European researchers in Nature Communications.

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The Guardian

‘Emotional moment’: locked-in’ patient communicates with family via implant

New technology allows patients to communicate but at slow pace

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Paralysed dad able to ask son, 4, to watch Disney film thanks to brain implant

The 36-year-old dad, from Germany, suffers with completely locked-in syndrome (CLiS) but thanks to a brain-computer interface (BCI) system he can now communicate with his family

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Paralysed man asks for a beer using just his thoughts after brain implant

One of his first words was 'beer'.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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IBTimes

How A Brain Implant Led A Fully Paralyzed Patient To Communicate In 'Game Changing' Experiment

Scientists in Germany observed a paralyzed man fully communicate through electrodes implanted in his brain, opening the door to new possibilities for how to treat these patients.

2 years ago·United States

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Infobae

Historical scientific breakthrough: a patient with advanced ALS was able to communicate thanks to a brain implant

The patient is immobilized by the neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Scientists managed to express and "talk" with his family through an electronic device

2 years ago·C A B A, Argentina

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