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Brain implant lets a paralyzed man feed himself and pet his dog

Keith Thomas, paralyzed from the chest down after a diving accident in 2020, can now feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel his dog's fur thanks to a set of brain implants that bypass his spinal injury. The neural bypass technology, reported by the Guardian, restores movement and sensation by directly connecting brain signals to muscles.

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Keith Thomas broke his neck diving into a pool in 2020 and was paralyzed from the chest down. Six years later, thanks to a set of brain implants that bypass his spinal injury, he can feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel the fur on his dog again, the Guardian reports. — Read the rest

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