ALS Patient's Brain-Waved Sentences

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Man who lost all motor control due to ALS asks for 'a beer' using only his mind

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Man who lost all motor control due to ALS asks for 'a beer' using only his mind.

In 2022 , researchers at the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva , Switzerland , developed a brain electrode that they implanted into a 36-year-old man in a locked-in state that has allowed him to communicate.

ALS is a disease of the nervous system where nerve cells slowly break down, causing muscles to weaken throughout the body.

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