paralysis

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates-backed brain implant startup to transform daily life for people with paralysis – ET HealthWorld

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Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates-backed brain implant startup to transform daily life for people with paralysis – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: US-based brain interface startup, Synchron, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is working on technology designed to transform daily life for people with paralysis. Synchron is part of an emerging crop of companies testing technology in the brain-computer interface industry, reports CNBC. The Synchron Switch is implanted through … Read more

Finding Meaning and Joy After Spinal Cord Injury

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Finding Meaning and Joy After Spinal Cord Injury

Aug. 26, 2022 – Preethi Srinivasan was an 18-year-old with a bright future in sports and academics. A state-level medalist in swimming, she was also a proficient cricket player and dreamed of representing her native India in cricket. Her academic achievements were equally stellar, and she was enrolled in a 5-year MBA course in Chennai, … Read more

Sleep Paralysis: Demon in the Bedroom

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Sleep Paralysis: Demon in the Bedroom

The woman was in her late 50s. Every night she would fall asleep and then dream that she was unable to move, but that her husband was coming into their room and trying to attack her. Helpless, she could neither move nor cry out. “This went on for several years,” says Clete Kushida, MD, PhD, … Read more

‘Mind-Reading’ Technology Allows Paralyzed Man to Rapidly Text

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‘Mind-Reading’ Technology Allows Paralyzed Man to Rapidly Text

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A microchip implanted in the brain has allowed a paralyzed man to communicate by text — at speeds that approach the typical smartphone user. The achievement is the latest advance in “brain-computer interface” (BCI) systems. Scientists have been studying BCI technology for years, … Read more