The Brain Can Now Be Read Without Breaching It

For amputees and paralysis victims, harnessing the power of brain impulses to control bionic limbs is about the only chance of getting at least some functions back in, or instead of, their paralyzed arms and legs. Until now, this was only possible by installing hair-thin electrodes in the bra... [ read more >> ]

University of Utah Neurosurgeon Paul A. House, shown here in an operating room

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University of Utah Neurosurgeon Paul A. House, shown here in an operating room