UW News
Jeffrey Ojemann
June 27, 2017
Brain signals deliver first targeted treatment for world’s most common movement disorder
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For the first time, University of Washington researchers have delivered targeted treatment for essential tremor – the world’s most common neurological movement disorder – by decoding brain signals to sense when patients’ limbs are shaking.
June 11, 2013
New tasks become as simple as waving a hand with brain-computer interfaces
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University of Washington researchers have demonstrated that when humans use brain-computer interfaces, the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as kicking a ball or waving. Learning to control a robotic arm or a prosthetic limb could become second nature for people who are paralyzed.