Today scientists revealed a new device that uses a tiny magnet that can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue. The magnet is only the size of a grain of rice which lets the human direct a wheelchair around a room. It is easily implanted under the tongue, the team at the Georgia Institute of Technology said.
‘We chose the tongue to operate the system because unlike hands and feet, which are controlled by the brain through the spinal cord, the tongue is directly connected to the brain by a cranial nerve.
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‘Tongue movements are also fast, accurate and do not require much thinking, concentration or effort.’
It’s amazing how advanced technology is getting. This device could revolutionize the field of assistive technologies that are made to help the disabled. The first stage of testing has already been done, their next step is to try it on people with severe disabilities.
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April 9th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
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