A Brain Implant Brings a Quadriplegic’s Arm Back to Life | WIRED

A tragic diving accident in 2010 left Ian Burkhart a quadriplegic; faced with the prospect of living the rest of his life paralysed from the neck down. However, a few years later, thanks to a group of talented doctors and an array of electrodes implanted in his motor cortex, he is now able to swipe credit cards and play video games with his own hands
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