A new hand... #SciSparksAdvent Day 2

Scientists have developed a chip which may help those affected by brain and spinal cord injuries regain movement. A paralysed man in America has been able to move his hand and fingers for the first time in 4 years after this incredible treatment. A team at Ohio State University implanted a very small chip into the motor cortex of his brain. The chip interprets brain signals that are processed by a computer and sent to an electrode, this stimulates the muscles relevant for the desired movement. 

#SciSparksAdvent Day 2