{"id":7483,"date":"2019-04-10T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spinalcure.org.au\/?p=7483"},"modified":"2019-04-10T00:01:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:01:22","slug":"brain-implant-help-people-severe-paralysis-communicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spinalcure.org.au\/research\/brain-implant-help-people-severe-paralysis-communicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain implant could help people with severe paralysis communicate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><b>A device the size of a small paperclip, created to give people with severe paralysis the ability to communicate again, has been approved for its first-in-human clinical trial, which will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermh.org.au\/news\/five-australian-patients-trial-new-brain-reading-device-help-speech-and-movement\">at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The Stentrode is a non-invasive brain-recording device. It\u2019s inserted via the jugular vein in the area of the brain that controls movement (motor cortex).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Once implanted, the Stentrode picks up signals and transmits the signals to artificial intelligence software that could help a person communicate or control a computer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cSignals just can\u2019t get out because they are blocked by spinal cord injury or by other disease, so the device can record this information, translate it into something that is meaningful for a computer, essentially bypassing the damaged parts to control the computer,\u201c said Stentrode Developer\u00a0Dr Nicholas Opie.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NZlIL0iI1Sg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A patient may be paralysed but their motor-control centre can still be activated, simply by thinking, the researchers say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The aim is to relay brain signals to devices such as computers or bionic limbs.<\/p>\n<p>Stentrode creator and CEO of Synchron, Associate Professor Thomas Oxley said research has shown that, in individuals with neurological conditions leading to paralysis, brain signals can be recorded using electrical sensors implanted in the brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese signals could be used by the individuals to control assistive technology\u00a0 &#8211; such as personal computer, text generation, smart environment, mobility assist devices &#8211; that help with daily life, just by thinking and directly controlling special software,\u201d Dr. Oxley said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The Royal Melbourne Hospital\u2019s Professor Peter Mitchell, Director, Neurointervention Service and principal investigator on the trial, said the real-world effect of this technology is that it will benefit people who are locked into their bodies, who have almost no physical function and can\u2019t speak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cIf this trial can successfully provide a brain-to-computer interface, it would allow people with these kinds of injuries and diseases to communicate \u2013 this would be amazing,\u201d Professor Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cIn particular, motor-neuron disease sufferers as well as other patients with severe paralysis may see some benefits such as being able to control a mouse or keyboard through the use of this device. This would give people back a small amount of independence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p4\">Over the next few months, five patients will take part to the first human trial at the Royal Melbourne Hospital with conditions including spinal cord injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, or motor neuron disease, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The implant does not require open brain surgery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Royal Melbourne Hospital has been given the green light to begin the first in-human clinical trial of the Stentrode\u2122. Its hoped the study will help people with severe paralysis be able to communicate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/research?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#research<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/clinicaltrial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#clinicaltrial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7q3kyVtp0\">pic.twitter.com\/D7q3kyVtp0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Royal Melbourne Hospital (@TheRMH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRMH\/status\/1114981352905031680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The Stentrode trial will begin in mid 2019 and is a collaboration between The Royal Melbourne Hospital, the University of Melbourne and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">For more information please visit\u00a0<span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermh.org.au\/research\/clinical-trials\/SWITCH\">the SWITCH Study Trial<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nA device the size of a small paperclip, created to give people with severe paralysis the ability to communicate again, has been approved for its first-in-human clinical trial, which will be at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. 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