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"The next step is to advance the development of
brain-machine interface algorithms using the principles of control theory and statistical signal processing," Shanechi says.
Before invasive technologies such as
brain-machine interfaces and customized spinal cord stimulation arrays can become widely available, however, they will have to prove their mettle in long-term clinical trials involving large numbers of patients--trials that will likely cost millions of dollars.
In Scheuermann's case, at least, her
brain-machine interface has proved to be powerful medicine.
But what the team has packed inside makes it a major advance among
brain-machine interfaces, said lead author David Borton, a former Brown graduate student and postdoctoral research associate who is now at Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne in Switzerland.
Our study shows for the first time that performance of a
brain-machine interface can be significantly improved with the addition of kinesthetic and tactile sensation to help guide the device's movement.
His hope is to develop a
brain-machine interface device that lasts up to 10 years, making it a practical choice to implant one in the brain of a motor-impaired patient.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Neuroscientists developed a
brain-machine interface (BMI) that allows primates to use only their thoughts to navigate a robotic wheelchair.
This
brain-machine interface work is all part of an international effort called the Walk Again Project to build a whole-body exoskeleton that could help paralyzed people regain motor and sensory abilities using brain activity to control the apparatus.