An early BrainGate computer control trial

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Dr. Dave reports on an early BrainGate clinical trial in which a participant with paralysis moved a cursor, used email and controlled a robotic arm through an implanted sensor. He moves from studio jokes to the technology’s potential hope for people with serious motor impairments.

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Proposed recording date: 2006-07-15. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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