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How to help paralyzed rats walk, without paralyzing them all over again
2016-04-01 16:56:40| Extremetech
Scientists have figured out how to keep spinal implants from causing the very problem they're supposed to solve.
Paralyzed man regains use of arms thanks to 'wireless spinal cord'
2015-10-21 04:25:26| Wireless - Topix.net
Remember that paralyzed guy from Southern California who managed to walk on his own accord thanks to a revolutionary technique that bridged the gap in his severed spinal column with a wireless Bluetooth link? A team of doctors at Ohio's Case Western Reserve University have reportedly accomplished the same feat with a patient's arms. The team described its initial findings at a meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago on Tuesday.
Volkswagen dealers paralyzed by emissions scandal
2015-10-03 05:18:14| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Lost in the flurry of corporate malfeasance and consumer outrage over the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal is another victim -- the Volkswagen dealer. Neither employed by Volkswagen nor legally liable for the auto manufacturer's misdeeds, VW dealers find themselves caught in the middle.
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Volkswagen dealers paralyzed by emissions scandal
2015-09-29 13:17:31| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Volkswagen's 2015 Sportwagen TDI is one of the vehicles caught in the company's expanding emissions scandal, which has already affected 11 million VW and Audi diesel cars worldwide. Volkswagen's 2015 Sportwagen TDI is one of the vehicles caught in the company's expanding emissions scandal, which has already affected 11 million VW and Audi diesel cars worldwide.
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Paralyzed man drinks first beer in 12 years by moving robotic arm with his brain
2015-05-22 20:34:21| Extremetech
With the help of an implant and a fancy robotic arm, quadraplegic Erik Sorto just drink himself his first beer in twelve years. In a first for neuroscience, he also demonstrated the ability to control the precise activity of single neurons in his brain with specific thoughts, and by implication, control entire specific actions with single neurons.