Experiments in thought control

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4: Pong

In this film subject Matt Nagle, whose brain-machine interface can be seen in the foreground can be seen in the foreground, demonstrates continuous control of the one-dimensional paddle in a version of the classic arcade game 'pong'. Trial day 70 was the first day that he was shown the Pong task and he takes to it very well - teeing up rebounds and reacting quickly to the movements of the ball.

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Neuronal ensemble control of prosthetic devices by a human with tetraplegia Leigh R. Hochberg et al. Nature (Jul 2006), 442, pp. 164-171
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