• restingboredface@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    It sounds like things are going well for this guy and that is great and all, but how much would we honestly expect to hear if it wasn’t going well?

    This story is circulating all the media outlets and feels more like PR than a legit example of how this procedure is actually going to work for most people.

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      1 year ago

      It let him control a mouse with his brain, which is actually great since he’s a quadriplegic. Getting it if you aren’t fully paralyzed would be stupid.

    • pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Patient 2: “unresponsive”

      Two years later

      Patient 27: “unresponsive”

      Patient 28: “Guys! We’ve got a live one here!”