UChicago neuroscientist decodes brain signals to restore touch and movement via brain-machine interfaces
plopesresearch · x · 2026-09-18
On the Big Brains podcast, UChicago neuroscientist Nicholas Hatsopoulos explains how his team implants microelectrode arrays to decode motor-cortex neural patterns when a person intends to move. The brain-machine interfaces already let paralyzed and ALS patients control robotic limbs, grasp objects and regain touch sensation through thought — bridging broken mind-body pathways with medical technology.
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