In January, scientists at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University announced a new device that may one day restore movement for people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The invention offers hope for thousands of combat veterans who suffer from TBI (also known as acquired brain injury).<\/p>\n
The innovative battery-powered microprocessor records electrical impulses in one part of the brain and relays them to another part. So far, it has only been tested on rodents.
\nThe rodents used in the study had damaged brains and, at their best, were able to retrieve a food pellet once out of every five tries. With the new device turned on, the rodent\u2019s food-retrieval skills returned to a near-normal level.<\/p>\n
So many members of the armed services have suffered a traumatic brain injury \u2014 as many as 320,000 \u2014 that it is perhaps unsurprising that the joint research project was funded by the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In January, scientists at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University announced a new device that may one day restore movement for people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The invention offers hope for thousands of…<\/span><\/p>\n