Brain implant may be missing link between mind and computer

An experimental brain… Brain implant may be missing link between mind and computer

An experimental brain implant the size of an M’M has allowed a monkey to control a computer cursor by thought alone, Brown University researchers announced Wednesday.

It is the latest advance by scientists trying to perfect a link between mind and machine in the hope that thousands of patients who are unable to move or speak can resume communication with the world around them.

The new device uses a special mathematical formula to translate signals from a few motor neurons on the surface of the monkey