Spinal Cord
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| Active from | 1999 |
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| Record labels | Empire Records |
| Albums | Stigmata of Life |
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About Spinal Cord
Emily Blunt: 'I want to make a movie about a stutterer'
... " Neurological relates to conditions affecting the brain, Spinal Cord or nerves, while a psychological condition relates to an issue affecting someone s mental state...
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal
... Dr Nicholl says this is because when nitrous oxide deprives the body of vitamin B12 the " insulation" around the Spinal Cord becomes damaged, meaning " the electrical signals don t travel properly down from the brain, through the Spinal Cord to your nerves...
Parkinson's implant restores man's ability to walk
... How it worksThe stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the Spinal Cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles...
After death of player Adam Johnson, how dangerous is ice hockey?
... While skate blade injuries can be catastrophic, ice hockey also carries the risk of serious Spinal Cord injuries or brain injuries, which can be fatal...
Britain's Got Talent star Jonathan Goodwin sues show after injuries
... He was left with a dislocated Spinal Cord, which left him a paraplegic...
Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial
... The company says people may qualify for the trial if they have quadriplegia due to injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - a disease in which the nerve cells in the Spinal Cord and brain degenerate...
Bryan Randall: Sandra Bullock's long-term partner dies aged 57
... It is caused by the death of nerve cells in the brain and Spinal Cord that control the movement of muscles that we control consciously...
US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators
... The recommended method is called " double-pithing" and is done by stabbing the snake in the head to sever the Spinal Cord and then swivelling the tool to destroy the brain...
Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial
Elon Musk 's brain-computer interface (BCI) start-up Neuralink has begun recruiting people for its first human trial.
The Company 's goal is to connect human brains to computers and it wants to test its technology on people with paralysis.
A robot will help Implant a BCI that will let them control a computer cursor, or type, using thoughts alone.
But rival companies have already implanted BCI devices in humans.
'First step'Neuralink won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its first human clinical trial, in May, a critical milestone after earlier struggles to gain approval.
The FDA approval represented " an important first step that will One Day allow our technology to help many people" Neuralink said at the time
The Company had sought approval to Implant its devices in 10 people, former and current employees told news agency Reuters.
The Number finally agreed upon is not known.
Brain signalsAt the start of the six-year study, a robot would be used to surgically place 64 flexible threads, thinner than a human hair, on to a part of The Brain that controlled " movement intention" The Company said.
These allow Neuralink's experimental N1 Implant - powered by a battery that can be charged wirelessly - to record and transmit brain signals wirelessly to an app that decodes how the person intends to move.
The Company says people may qualify for The Trial if they have quadriplegia due to injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als ) - a disease in which the nerve cells in the Spinal Cord and brain degenerate.
While Mr Musk's involvement raises The Profile of Neuralink, he faces rivals, some with a track record dating back nearly two decades. Utah-based Blackrock Neurotech implanted its first of many BCIs in 2004.
Precision Neuroscience, formed by a Neuralink co-founder, also aims to help people with paralysis. And its Implant resembles a very thin piece of tape that sits on The Surface of The Brain and can be implanted via a " cranial micro-slit" which it says is a much simpler procedure.
Meanwhile, existing devices are generating results. In two separate recent US scientific studies, implants were used to monitor brain activity when a person tried to speak, which could then be decoded to help them communicate.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
