Human Trials Planned For Brain Computer Interface - IEEE Spectrum

Human Trials Planned For Brain Computer Interface - IEEE Spectrum: "It's time once more to check in on the pioneers of brain computer interface technology. The last time the world heard from Andrew Schwartz and his colleagues at the Motorlab, he was teaching monkeys how to pluck marshmallow treats with a thought-driven robotic arm. This year, those lovable macaques will finally step aside and give the humans a try. With funding from DARPA and the NIH, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, led by Dr. Schwartz, will soon begin clinical trials on two different techniques for plugging into human brain power—one which collects neural impulses with an array of electrodes placed on the surface of the brain, and another that implants the electrodes directly into the tissue."