Wednesday, 29 October 2014

From Brain To Computer: Helping 'Locked-In' Patient Get His Thoughts Out

From Brain To Computer: Helping 'Locked-In' Patient Get His Thoughts Out


In 2009, a man named Barry Beck suffered a series of strokes, which caused extensive damage to his right occipital lobe and to the brain stem. The geologist and author of several books was left completely unable to communicate, in a state known as locked-in syndrome.

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