Brain implants might one day help paralyzed patients use tablets
The implant was designed to detect signals associated with intended movements and then transmit these signals to a Bluetooth interface.
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1st Place Winner BCI Award 2018: Restoring Functional Reach-to-Grasp in a Person with Chronic Tetraplegia using Implanted FES and Intracortical BCIs
A. Bolu Ajiboye and Robert F. Kirsch of Case Western Reserve University, USA, in collaboration with Leigh R. Hochberg of Harvard Medical School and Brown University, USA, won 1st place at the BCI Award 2018 with their work “Restoring Functional Reach-to-Grasp in a Person with Chronic Tetraplegia using Implanted Functional Electrical Stimulation and Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces“.…
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FES Investigator’s Poster Selected to Receive Travel Grant Award MDS Congress
The poster was selected to receive a Travel Grant Award from theSociety and chosen for a Guided Poster Tour.
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Ocular Motor & Vestibular Deficits in Neurodegenerative Diseases
The journal topic includes several articles written by Dr. Shaikh and FES Center Investigator, Fatema Ghasia, MD.
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The American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Cutting-Edge Research Grants
With someone diagnosed with PD every nine minutes, this research is critical as we push for better treatments and ultimately, a cure.
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Out-doctoring the Doctors
Artificial intelligence (AI) image analysis software has become more adept at diagnosing heart failure and various cancers than top-flight doctors, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. Read full story >>
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Cleveland Clinic Researchers Awarded $2.5M NIH Grant to Enhance DBS for Stroke Recovery
First-of-its-kind clinical trial exploring the use of DBS to restore motor function in patients who have suffered a stroke.
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Swansea University’s Research as Art Competition
A panel of senior figures from the Royal Institution, Nature and Research Fortnight magazine made the choices from nearly a hundred entries this year.
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Hands-on improvements
Amputees use new, naturalistic sensory device at home for daily tasks, gain greater sense of personal well-being and connection to loved ones
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A Tool for Pain Relief
Acute and chronic pain affect at least 100 million U.S. adults and cost the nation up to $630 billion in medical treatment and lost productivity annually.
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