Swipe a credit card, pick up a spoon, pour a drink and stir it - these are the things that a paralyzed man can now do, thanks to a computer plugged in to his brain. Specialized software decodes his thoughts and uses them to stimulate muscles in his right arm to control his hand and fingers.
Ian Burkhart, a 24-year-old quadriplegic man from Dublin, OH, was paralyzed 6 years ago in a diving accident.
