Brain Implant Lets Quadriplegics Move Robotic Limbs

from National Public Radio

A new study looks at how paralyzed people are able to move robotic arms with their thoughts, due to a microchip that is implanted in their brains that sends neural signals to a computer. Robert Siegel speaks with the lead author of the study, Dr. Leigh Hochberg, neurologist and engineer at Brown University and the VA Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 17, 2012