Senior Scientist Michael Boninger said. "Our ultimate aim is to develop technologies that can give patients with physical disabilities control of assistive devices that will help restore their independence." This technology will be able to provide relief for patients that will be confined to a wheelchair and will hopefully reduce the need for constant nursing care.
This new technology will help give hope back to those victims of spinal cord injuries. It will help assist them with basic movements, functions, and communications. It will also help restore some of the independence lost after the injury that caused the damage to their spinal cord.
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