Mind-controlled prosthetics make great strides

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Ten years ago, after a shooting incident, Erik Sorto became paralysed from the neck down. But now he can drink beer again, thanks to this prosthetic limb, recently developed in the US. It is attached to the posterior parietal cortex, the part of the brain that controls not movement itself, but the patient's intention to move. Erik Sorto explained: "I start thinking about the robot arm, I close my eyes just like this and I start imagining the robotic arm and what I want it to do." Surgeons at t… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/01/mind-controlled-prosthetics-make-great-strides euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2015-06-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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