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February 2, 2017 02:25 pm GMT
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Mind-reading machine helps 'locked-in' patients communicate
Researchers in Europe have developed a brain-computer interface that's able to translate brainwaves and blood flow into "yes" or "no" responses.
Patients suffering from "'locked-in syndrome" experience complete paralysis, including the inability to blink. They're completely cut off from the outside world. But through this technology, four locked-in patients were able to communicate with their loved ones for the first time. Read more...
More about Neurotechnology, Wyss Center, Real Time Video, Paralysed Patients, and Locked InOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/wdh9pXO-pJ8/
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