Brain signal conversion into actions
Posted on October 5th 2007 in Science, Future Technology
Lakshminarayan Srinivasan
Image credit: MIT
MIT research has found a way to help brain signals be converted into actions. In other words, a persons wish to move a part of their body (replaced by prosthetics) can be converted into the actual movement through a complex system of signal conversion. Although there has been research done in this field usually by working on a particular part of the brain, this is the first time that a common framework has been introduced.
Lakshminarayan “Ram” Srinivasan (S.M., Ph.D. 2006), lead author of the paper, said “The work represents an important advance in our understanding of how to construct algorithms in neural prosthetic devices for people who cannot move to act or speak.”
Neural prosthetic devices represent an engineer’s approach to paralysis treatment and amputation. Electronics are used to monitor the neural signals which reflect the individual’s intentions for the prosthesis or computer. Algorithms form the link between neural signals that are recorded, while user’s intentions are decoded to drive the prosthetic device in the intended manner.
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