A paralyzed man is able to talk again after many months due to a life-altering brain implant.
“I want a beer,” requested the man as his first words were seen.
The 36-year-old man, with ALS who lives in Switzerland, had a chip implanted in his brain. It permits him to spell out sentences one letter at a time as it comes across a computer screen. He then asked for a cold one.
Additionally, the man requested that his head be massaged by his mom and wanted curry and soup given to him through his feeding tube. He also wanted to hear the band Tool and wanted to hear it “loud.”
Researchers at the Wyss Center state that they are satisfied with the effectiveness of the device that allowed an individual with no voluntary muscle movement to be able to communicate.
This ALS patient is totally paralyzed. The chip permits him to give a signal of “yes” or “no”. This is in response to a group of letters and spell out commands at a rate of one character every minute.
This indicates that it took him 10 minutes to say he wanted a beer.
Nevertheless, advances in medical technology continue to advance.
