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AI AND A BRAIN IMPLANT RESTORED A PARALYSED MAN'S MOVEMENT AND TOUCH

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Researchers restored hand movement and a sense of touch to a man paralyzed from the chest down using technology that partly rewired his nervous system. The 'double neural bypass' system combines a brain-computer interface, AI, and electrical stimulation of the spinal cord and brain to produce long-lasting changes. Many of the improvements were still present more than two years after treatment. The researchers are now planning larger trials and are testing the system for other conditions, including stroke.