Brain-computer interface implant restores sense of touch in a person with quadriplegia
A brain-computer interface implant restored the sense of touch in one person with quadriplegia. The participant was able to feel his dog's fur. This was an early-stage clinical trial with a single participant, so generalizability to broader populations has not yet been demonstrated.
Why it matters
This addresses the loss of sensory function after spinal cord injury and shows that direct neural stimulation can return a sense of touch.
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