Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 22, 2026Published at 1:47 AM EDT · New York
Brain Implants Plus AI Restore Lasting Movement and Touch to a Paralyzed Man
Feinstein Institutes researchers report gains from a five-chip double neural bypass persisting more than two years, in a Nature Medicine paper.
Keith Thomas, paralyzed from the chest down after a 2020 diving accident, can again grasp, lift, and drink from a cup on his own after joining a clinical trial at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes, as summarized on AI Post and reporte…
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