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A man who was paralyzed from the neck down for almost a decade used his mind to compose whole sentences in real-time.
Scientists implanted two tiny sensors that made up of hair-fine electrodes, 4x4 millimeters into the left side of his brain to allow him to write his thoughts, which is a skill called "mindwriting" by researchers.
The man was 65 at the time, which was conducted nine years after he suffered a spinal cord injury back in 2007. The sensors placed in the outer layer of his brain detected the activity as he mentally visualized the movement. The man was able to communicate by text at speeds rivaling those achieved by his peers on a smartphone!
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