Neuroscientists used a chronically implanted intracortical microelectrode array to record multiunit activity from the motor cortex and link in real-time to muscle activation to restore movement in a paralysed human.

Read more @ Nature:

- the full story: First paralysed person to be ‘reanimated’ offers neuroscience insights
- the scientific report (letter): Restoring cortical control of functional movement in a human with quadriplegia

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