A 62-year-old man in Australia whosuffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - a disease that causes paralysis -is now able to communicate his thoughts to others without needing muscle activity.
On Thursday, he published a post on social media "using only his direct thinking," announced Synchron, the company that allowed him to do so.
"I'm creating this tweet just by thinking about it," said the tweet, said to have been posted by Philip O'Coffey on the account of Synchron CEO Thomas Oxley.
The "first direct-thinking tweet" was wirelessly generated by O'Kofi's brain, according to the company. After progressive paralysis caused by ALS, a chip called a "Stentrode"[/b] has been placed in the man's brain.[/b] The implant is "designed to allow patients to wirelessly control digital devices through thought," according to the company.
"Now, I just think about where I want to click on the computer and I can email, bank, shop and message people via Twitter," the company said O'Coffey "said" or, more accurately, thought. According to him, the "amazing" system requires practice, just like learning to ride a bike, "but once you learn it, it becomes easy."
The man, despite his worsening paralysis, is now able to participate in independent activities and reconnect with the world, Synchron claims.
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