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| I for one welcome our new mechahuman overlords. [message #1083572] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 17:17 |
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We're now less than 50 years away from A Disembodied Brain In A Jar
controlling each of those giant robots in the anime shows.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060713/NEW S07/607130345/1009
Chip in brain lets paralyzed man move
July 13, 2006
FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES
With a tiny electronic chip implanted in the motor cortex of his brain, a
25-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down for five years has learned to
use his thoughts to operate a computer, turn on a TV set, open e-mail, play
a video game and manipulate a robotic arm -- the first successful steps
toward using the mind to directly control machines.
The patient, Matthew Nagle, whose spinal cord was injured when an attacker
stabbed him in the neck, was even able to open and close a prosthetic hand,
his thoughts translated into action by a custom-built computer.
The system was developed by scientists at Brown University in Providence,
R.I., who say it is just a few years away from commercial use.
The results, reported in today's issue of the journal Nature, offer hope
that thousands of people with injured spinal cords could someday regain
significant function by simply bypassing the injury. Eventually the team
expects that patients will have a wireless device implanted in the brain
that sends signals to computers and parts of their bodies.
"It sounds more like science fiction than medicine," said Bob Smith, 48, who
was injured diving from his boat on Lake St. Clair on July 4, 1999. He was
the first American to travel to China for experimental stem-cell surgery in
September 2003.
"I get more excited about stem cell surgery" because it uses the body's own
cells to repair itself, said Smith of Harrison Township.
Two Michigan experts called the Brown research significant but said its
practical use is far away.
The research "has extraordinary promise for the future," said Dan Ferris,
PhD, a spinal cord injury researcher at the University of Michigan.
But its application in people with injuries "is many years, if not decades,
away," said Ferris, assistant professor in U-M's Department of Biomedical
Engineering.
Dr. Jay Meythaler, specialist and chief for physical medicine and
rehabilitation at the Detroit Medical Center and its affiliated Wayne State
University School of Medicine, called the research landmark. He said it's
"hugely relevant," not just in helping people with spinal cord injuries, but
also in improving prosthetic devices for amputees.
"This is hugely significant ... steps on the way to a sort of a bionic man,"
Meythaler said.
"The weakness is how long will it last," he said. "The brain is a pretty
corrosive environment. Bioengineers have been working on this kind of thing
for years."
After implanting electrodes in Nagle's brain, scientists found the neurons
associated with moving his arms and hands could still generate electrical
signals -- surprising, three years after the attack.
They ran wires through his skull to BrainGate, an electronic device that
filtered out the noise and learned to interpret the signals. When connected
to a computer, Nagle was able to play the video game "Pong" and also drew a
circle using a computer drawing program.
"I just imagined moving the cursor," he said in a telephone interview from
his room in a Massachusetts rehabilitation hospital.
The goal is to make a wireless device that could be fully implanted so the
patient would not have to be wired to a computer -- much like with cochlear
implants, the devices that can help deaf people perceive sound.
While the current work involves moving computer cursors and prosthetic
devices, the researchers hope someday to transmit electrical signals from
the brain to a patient's real hands and arms.
Nagle's parents were somewhat apprehensive about the brain implant, but he
was determined to press forward.
The electrodes were removed after the experiment, so he no longer can bypass
his crippling injury with the futuristic BrainGate. For now, Nagle must be
tethered to a cart loaded with electronics.
But Nagle's participation was not just about bettering his own condition, he
said, his voice a hoarse rasp because he breathes with a ventilator.
"I knew it would give a lot of people hope," Nagle said.
Compiled from the McClatchy Tribune News Service. Free Press medical writer
Patricia Anstett contributed to this report.
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| Re: I for one welcome our new mechahuman overlords. [message #1083593 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 18:04 |
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"the Bede" <rspwsownthebede [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message =
news:Zqttg.20963$Oc5.9738 [at] bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> We're now less than 50 years away from A Disembodied Brain In A Jar
> controlling each of those giant robots in the anime shows.
>=20
> =
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D/20060713/N EWS07/6071303=
45/1009
>=20
> Chip in brain lets paralyzed man move
> July 13, 2006
> FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES
>=20
> With a tiny electronic chip implanted in the motor cortex of his =
brain, a
> 25-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down for five years has =
learned to
> use his thoughts to operate a computer, turn on a TV set, open e-mail, =
play
> a video game and manipulate a robotic arm -- the first successful =
steps
> toward using the mind to directly control machines.
>=20
> The patient, Matthew Nagle, whose spinal cord was injured when an =
attacker
> stabbed him in the neck, was even able to open and close a prosthetic =
hand,
> his thoughts translated into action by a custom-built computer.
>=20
> The system was developed by scientists at Brown University in =
Providence,
> R.I., who say it is just a few years away from commercial use.
>=20
> The results, reported in today's issue of the journal Nature, offer =
hope
> that thousands of people with injured spinal cords could someday =
regain
> significant function by simply bypassing the injury. Eventually the =
team
> expects that patients will have a wireless device implanted in the =
brain
> that sends signals to computers and parts of their bodies.
>=20
> "It sounds more like science fiction than medicine," said Bob Smith, =
48, who
> was injured diving from his boat on Lake St. Clair on July 4, 1999. He =
was
> the first American to travel to China for experimental stem-cell =
surgery in
> September 2003.
>=20
> "I get more excited about stem cell surgery" because it uses the =
body's own
> cells to repair itself, said Smith of Harrison Township.
>=20
> Two Michigan experts called the Brown research significant but said =
its
> practical use is far away.
>=20
> The research "has extraordinary promise for the future," said Dan =
Ferris,
> PhD, a spinal cord injury researcher at the University of Michigan.
>=20
> But its application in people with injuries "is many years, if not =
decades,
> away," said Ferris, assistant professor in U-M's Department of =
Biomedical
> Engineering.
> Dr. Jay Meythaler, specialist and chief for physical medicine and
> rehabilitation at the Detroit Medical Center and its affiliated Wayne =
State
> University School of Medicine, called the research landmark. He said =
it's
> "hugely relevant," not just in helping people with spinal cord =
injuries, but
> also in improving prosthetic devices for amputees.
>=20
> "This is hugely significant ... steps on the way to a sort of a bionic =
man,"
> Meythaler said.
>=20
> "The weakness is how long will it last," he said. "The brain is a =
pretty
> corrosive environment. Bioengineers have been working on this kind of =
thing
> for years."
>=20
> After implanting electrodes in Nagle's brain, scientists found the =
neurons
> associated with moving his arms and hands could still generate =
electrical
> signals -- surprising, three years after the attack.
>=20
> They ran wires through his skull to BrainGate, an electronic device =
that
> filtered out the noise and learned to interpret the signals. When =
connected
> to a computer, Nagle was able to play the video game "Pong" and also =
drew a
> circle using a computer drawing program.
>=20
> "I just imagined moving the cursor," he said in a telephone interview =
from
> his room in a Massachusetts rehabilitation hospital.
>=20
> The goal is to make a wireless device that could be fully implanted so =
the
> patient would not have to be wired to a computer -- much like with =
cochlear
> implants, the devices that can help deaf people perceive sound.
>=20
> While the current work involves moving computer cursors and prosthetic
> devices, the researchers hope someday to transmit electrical signals =
from
> the brain to a patient's real hands and arms.
>=20
> Nagle's parents were somewhat apprehensive about the brain implant, =
but he
> was determined to press forward.
>=20
> The electrodes were removed after the experiment, so he no longer can =
bypass
> his crippling injury with the futuristic BrainGate. For now, Nagle =
must be
> tethered to a cart loaded with electronics.
>=20
> But Nagle's participation was not just about bettering his own =
condition, he
> said, his voice a hoarse rasp because he breathes with a ventilator.
>=20
> "I knew it would give a lot of people hope," Nagle said.
>=20
> Compiled from the McClatchy Tribune News Service. Free Press medical =
writer
> Patricia Anstett contributed to this report.
>=20
>
This is BULLSHIT! How come only the feebs are getting brain =
chips!?!? I want superpowers too damnit!
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| Re: I for one welcome our new mechahuman overlords. [message #1083598 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 18:11 |
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"Squad" <Your.Mom's.Hair [at] Smell.Nice> wrote in message
news:Dautg.119172$H71.6112 [at] newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
"the Bede" <rspwsownthebede [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Zqttg.20963$Oc5.9738 [at] bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> We're now less than 50 years away from A Disembodied Brain In A Jar
> controlling each of those giant robots in the anime shows.
>
>
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060713/NEW S07/607130345/1009
>
> Chip in brain lets paralyzed man move
> July 13, 2006
> FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES
>
> With a tiny electronic chip implanted in the motor cortex of his brain, a
> 25-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down for five years has learned to
> use his thoughts to operate a computer, turn on a TV set, open e-mail,
play
> a video game and manipulate a robotic arm -- the first successful steps
> toward using the mind to directly control machines.
>
> The patient, Matthew Nagle, whose spinal cord was injured when an attacker
> stabbed him in the neck, was even able to open and close a prosthetic
hand,
> his thoughts translated into action by a custom-built computer.
>
> The system was developed by scientists at Brown University in Providence,
> R.I., who say it is just a few years away from commercial use.
>
> The results, reported in today's issue of the journal Nature, offer hope
> that thousands of people with injured spinal cords could someday regain
> significant function by simply bypassing the injury. Eventually the team
> expects that patients will have a wireless device implanted in the brain
> that sends signals to computers and parts of their bodies.
>
> "It sounds more like science fiction than medicine," said Bob Smith, 48,
who
> was injured diving from his boat on Lake St. Clair on July 4, 1999. He was
> the first American to travel to China for experimental stem-cell surgery
in
> September 2003.
>
> "I get more excited about stem cell surgery" because it uses the body's
own
> cells to repair itself, said Smith of Harrison Township.
>
> Two Michigan experts called the Brown research significant but said its
> practical use is far away.
>
> The research "has extraordinary promise for the future," said Dan Ferris,
> PhD, a spinal cord injury researcher at the University of Michigan.
>
> But its application in people with injuries "is many years, if not
decades,
> away," said Ferris, assistant professor in U-M's Department of Biomedical
> Engineering.
> Dr. Jay Meythaler, specialist and chief for physical medicine and
> rehabilitation at the Detroit Medical Center and its affiliated Wayne
State
> University School of Medicine, called the research landmark. He said it's
> "hugely relevant," not just in helping people with spinal cord injuries,
but
> also in improving prosthetic devices for amputees.
>
> "This is hugely significant ... steps on the way to a sort of a bionic
man,"
> Meythaler said.
>
> "The weakness is how long will it last," he said. "The brain is a pretty
> corrosive environment. Bioengineers have been working on this kind of
thing
> for years."
>
> After implanting electrodes in Nagle's brain, scientists found the neurons
> associated with moving his arms and hands could still generate electrical
> signals -- surprising, three years after the attack.
>
> They ran wires through his skull to BrainGate, an electronic device that
> filtered out the noise and learned to interpret the signals. When
connected
> to a computer, Nagle was able to play the video game "Pong" and also drew
a
> circle using a computer drawing program.
>
> "I just imagined moving the cursor," he said in a telephone interview from
> his room in a Massachusetts rehabilitation hospital.
>
> The goal is to make a wireless device that could be fully implanted so the
> patient would not have to be wired to a computer -- much like with
cochlear
> implants, the devices that can help deaf people perceive sound.
>
> While the current work involves moving computer cursors and prosthetic
> devices, the researchers hope someday to transmit electrical signals from
> the brain to a patient's real hands and arms.
>
> Nagle's parents were somewhat apprehensive about the brain implant, but he
> was determined to press forward.
>
> The electrodes were removed after the experiment, so he no longer can
bypass
> his crippling injury with the futuristic BrainGate. For now, Nagle must be
> tethered to a cart loaded with electronics.
>
> But Nagle's participation was not just about bettering his own condition,
he
> said, his voice a hoarse rasp because he breathes with a ventilator.
>
> "I knew it would give a lot of people hope," Nagle said.
>
> Compiled from the McClatchy Tribune News Service. Free Press medical
writer
> Patricia Anstett contributed to this report.
>
>
This is BULLSHIT! How come only the feebs are getting brain chips!?!?
I want superpowers too damnit!
have you considered joining the army and working your way into Delta Force?
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| Re: I for one welcome our new mechahuman overlords. [message #1083615 ] |
Thu, 13 July 2006 18:33 |
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"the Bede" <rspwsownthebede [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message =
news:Hdutg.20970$Oc5.4131 [at] bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>=20
> "Squad" <Your.Mom's.Hair [at] Smell.Nice> wrote in message
> news:Dautg.119172$H71.6112 [at] newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
>=20
> "the Bede" <rspwsownthebede [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Zqttg.20963$Oc5.9738 [at] bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>> We're now less than 50 years away from A Disembodied Brain In A Jar
>> controlling each of those giant robots in the anime shows.
>>
>>
> =
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D/20060713/N EWS07/6071303=
45/1009
>>
>> Chip in brain lets paralyzed man move
>> July 13, 2006
>> FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES
>>
>> With a tiny electronic chip implanted in the motor cortex of his =
brain, a
>> 25-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down for five years has =
learned to
>> use his thoughts to operate a computer, turn on a TV set, open =
e-mail,
> play
>> a video game and manipulate a robotic arm -- the first successful =
steps
>> toward using the mind to directly control machines.
>>
>> The patient, Matthew Nagle, whose spinal cord was injured when an =
attacker
>> stabbed him in the neck, was even able to open and close a prosthetic
> hand,
>> his thoughts translated into action by a custom-built computer.
>>
>> The system was developed by scientists at Brown University in =
Providence,
>> R.I., who say it is just a few years away from commercial use.
>>
>> The results, reported in today's issue of the journal Nature, offer =
hope
>> that thousands of people with injured spinal cords could someday =
regain
>> significant function by simply bypassing the injury. Eventually the =
team
>> expects that patients will have a wireless device implanted in the =
brain
>> that sends signals to computers and parts of their bodies.
>>
>> "It sounds more like science fiction than medicine," said Bob Smith, =
48,
> who
>> was injured diving from his boat on Lake St. Clair on July 4, 1999. =
He was
>> the first American to travel to China for experimental stem-cell =
surgery
> in
>> September 2003.
>>
>> "I get more excited about stem cell surgery" because it uses the =
body's
> own
>> cells to repair itself, said Smith of Harrison Township.
>>
>> Two Michigan experts called the Brown research significant but said =
its
>> practical use is far away.
>>
>> The research "has extraordinary promise for the future," said Dan =
Ferris,
>> PhD, a spinal cord injury researcher at the University of Michigan.
>>
>> But its application in people with injuries "is many years, if not
> decades,
>> away," said Ferris, assistant professor in U-M's Department of =
Biomedical
>> Engineering.
>> Dr. Jay Meythaler, specialist and chief for physical medicine and
>> rehabilitation at the Detroit Medical Center and its affiliated Wayne
> State
>> University School of Medicine, called the research landmark. He said =
it's
>> "hugely relevant," not just in helping people with spinal cord =
injuries,
> but
>> also in improving prosthetic devices for amputees.
>>
>> "This is hugely significant ... steps on the way to a sort of a =
bionic
> man,"
>> Meythaler said.
>>
>> "The weakness is how long will it last," he said. "The brain is a =
pretty
>> corrosive environment. Bioengineers have been working on this kind of
> thing
>> for years."
>>
>> After implanting electrodes in Nagle's brain, scientists found the =
neurons
>> associated with moving his arms and hands could still generate =
electrical
>> signals -- surprising, three years after the attack.
>>
>> They ran wires through his skull to BrainGate, an electronic device =
that
>> filtered out the noise and learned to interpret the signals. When
> connected
>> to a computer, Nagle was able to play the video game "Pong" and also =
drew
> a
>> circle using a computer drawing program.
>>
>> "I just imagined moving the cursor," he said in a telephone interview =
from
>> his room in a Massachusetts rehabilitation hospital.
>>
>> The goal is to make a wireless device that could be fully implanted =
so the
>> patient would not have to be wired to a computer -- much like with
> cochlear
>> implants, the devices that can help deaf people perceive sound.
>>
>> While the current work involves moving computer cursors and =
prosthetic
>> devices, the researchers hope someday to transmit electrical signals =
from
>> the brain to a patient's real hands and arms.
>>
>> Nagle's parents were somewhat apprehensive about the brain implant, =
but he
>> was determined to press forward.
>>
>> The electrodes were removed after the experiment, so he no longer can
> bypass
>> his crippling injury with the futuristic BrainGate. For now, Nagle =
must be
>> tethered to a cart loaded with electronics.
>>
>> But Nagle's participation was not just about bettering his own =
condition,
> he
>> said, his voice a hoarse rasp because he breathes with a ventilator.
>>
>> "I knew it would give a lot of people hope," Nagle said.
>>
>> Compiled from the McClatchy Tribune News Service. Free Press medical
> writer
>> Patricia Anstett contributed to this report.
>>
>>
>=20
>=20
> This is BULLSHIT! How come only the feebs are getting brain =
chips!?!?
> I want superpowers too damnit!
>=20
>=20
> have you considered joining the army and working your way into Delta =
Force?
>=20
>=20
>
dude, I don't want to *work* for my powers. geesh...
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