A man who became paralyzed nine years ago has become a pioneer for a new kind of neurotechnology. Brandon Patterson, 41, had surgery in Colorado to install a brain-computer interface into the cortex of his brain, where higher functioning brain activity is located — marking the first time this has ever happened in the world — according to CBS News.
Wow!
I would think that the goal would be to get his hands and feet functioning as close to normal as is possible. If having feelings in his fingers is the first step to that goal, then I say codos to the scientists and surgeons who achieved this milestone, otherwise what’s the point?