Wireless, Implantable Interface Lets Monkeys Control Computers With Their Brains

Brown University researchers invented a small, rechargeable implant that can let subjects move freely. Brain-computer interfaces that can translate thoughts into actions will change how stroke patients, paraplegics and other people with limited mobility interact with their surroundings. But so far, these devices have involved bulky corded equipment inside research labs, requiring patients to be tethered to a computer. Now researchers at Brown University have built the first wireless version. Lik...