Paralysed man plays Guitar Hero using mind control

Computer chip implant allows quadriplegic to move his hand and fingers for first time in six years

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Ian Burkhart plays Guitar Hero
(Image credit: The Ohio State Wexner Medical Centre and Battelle)

A quadriplegic in the US has become the first recipient of a brain implant allowing him to move his fingers again.

Ian Burkhart was left paralysed below his elbows and unable to walk following a diving accident six years ago.

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