Implant could interpret brain signals, counteract paralysis

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Implant could interpret brain signals, counteract paralysis

UW researchers at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering are collaborating with MIT and others

A device being developed at the University of Washington could help people with paralysis move their affected limbs. The team, which includes UW Medicine neurosurgeons, will receive $16 million over the next four years from the National Science Foundation to complete the project. Researchers expect clinical trials to begin eight to ten years from now.