Quadriplegics May Soon Be Able to Control Prosthetics with Only Their Thoughts

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Updated 9.22.17, 9:09 AM EDT by Joi Matthew

UC Berkeley scientists have designed a sensor smaller than a grain of rice that could one day help analyze brain data. This 'neural dust' could one day help quadriplegics control prosthetics using only their thoughts.

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