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July 13, 2006
 Neuronal Ensemble Control of Prosthetic
Devices by a Human With Tetraplegia
Researchers led by John Donoghue of Brown University in Rhode Island
conducted a pilot product test of the BrainGate Neural Interface
system. The product was tested on a 25-year-old male patient whose
spinal cord had been severed three years prior. The researchers
implanted an array of electrodes into the area of his brain that
controls movement and connected them to a computer interface. The
patient was able to use the system to control a computer cursor,
which enabled him open e-mail, control a television, and move
objects using a robotic arm. 
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