Summary: Magazine
R77
Primer
Cognitive neural
prosthetics
B. Pesaran1, S. Musallam2 and
R.A. Andersen2
Paralysis affects millions of
people, greatly impacting their
lives. Causes of paralysis range
from stroke and cervical spine
injuries to neurodegenerative
diseases such as multiple
sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease).
In each of these conditions, the
injury leaves the person unable to
move without affecting their
ability to think about moving. This
is true even for patients that

Source: Andersen, Richard - Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology

Collections: Biology and Medicine