Neuronal Ensemble Control of Prosthetic Devices by a Human With Tetraplegia

July 13, 2006 Neuronal Ensemble Control of Prosthetic Devices by a Human With Tetraplegia Researchers led by John Donoghue of Brown University in Rhode Island conducted a pilot product test of the BrainGate Neural Interface system. The product was tested on a 25-year-old male patient whose spinal cord had been severed three years prior. The researchers implanted an array of electrodes into the area of his brain that controls movement and connected them to a computer interface. The patient was able to use the system to control a computer cursor, which enabled him open e-mail, control a . . .