Brain chip enables injured rats to control movements

Prosthesis bypasses damaged area to connect distant neurons

BRIDGE THE GAP   Injured rats can grab food normally when a newly created device, implanted in the brain, bypasses the damaged motor cortex to send messages to other parts of the brain.

Elissa Monroe/University of Kansas Medical Center

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With a futuristic brain patch, brain-injured rats regained the ability to reach out and grab a bit of food.