A decade after a bike crash that left an American man paralysed from the shoulders down, he can again feed himself, researchers hailing a medical first reported Wednesday. His muscles then receive their instructions from electrodes in his arm. Other methods allow participants to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. For Kochevar the process of learning to use the prosthesis started by him practicing with a simulation of an arm that appeared on a screen. From there he quickly progressed to using his mind to direct the movements of his arm.

Source: Manila Times March 28, 2017 22:41 UTC