Paralyzed man flies virtual drone

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Paralysed man flies virtual drone using just his thoughts thanks to brain chip

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University of Michigan study reveals how a brain implant allowed the man to trigger four different signals by thinking about moving his fingers and thumb.

This type of technology has previously allowed people with paralysis to control a mouse cursor and write words with a virtual pen.

But until now it had not seen much success when used in complicated tasks where brain signals are used to control several things at once.

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