Another first for humanity: a man completely paralyzed with ALS uses brain wave implant to communicate request to hear a Tool album

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

ALS patient with full paralysis asks to hear Tool album via brain implant

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The man communicated, "I would like to listen to the album by Tool loud."

 

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An ALS patient with complete paralysis became the first known person in his condition to use a brain implant to communicate, and one of the first things he asked for was to hear a Tool album.

 

Scientists were able to communicate with the late-stage ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patient using a brain implant that allows him to select letters and form sentences. “The neurological disease destroys the nerves that control movement,” per Science.org, “and most patients die within five years of diagnosis. When a person with ALS can no longer speak, they can use an eye-tracking camera to select letters on a screen.”

 

The patient in question, who is now 36, began working with a research team at the University of Tübingen in 2018. At the time, he could still move his eyes and told the team he wanted “an invasive implant to try to maintain communication with his family, including his young son.” His wife and sister provided written consent for the surgery.

 

Since then, he lost facial movement, making him the first known patient to communicate with complete paralysis of his body.

 

 

[Guest]

ALS is terribly scary, but this is pretty amazing

[CitizenVectron]

Incredible stuff. 

[Jwheel86]

If this could be interfaced with a JACO arm I'd be interested. SMA is very similar to ALS, just not as fast and we've got drugs now. 

 

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

The body does go before the mind 

[Keyser_Soze]

As long as he doesn't ask to hear Fear Inoculum

 

[Anathema-]

Now THAT is fucking metal.