Brandon Patterson regains finger feeling after Colorado brain implant
Brandon Patterson, 41, who lost movement after a 2017 car accident, can now feel his fingers again thanks to a cutting-edge brain implant.
Surgeons in Colorado placed the device directly into his brain, where it connects to external computers and interprets his brain activity.
Three ports decode single neuron activity
The implant features three ports on Patterson's head that let researchers read single neurons and interpret his brain activity.
According to Dr. Daniel Kramer from UCHealth, this technology could help people with spinal injuries or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, regain movement by turning thought into action.
Patterson is hopeful, not just for himself but for others, too, saying this could give people with paralysis a real shot at getting some independence back.