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Doctors cure paralysis using a computer chip implanted in patients brain

Ian Burkhat moving his paralysed arm after a compurter chip was implanted in his brain

American Ian Burkhart, who cannot move any limbs from his elbows down, became the first patient ever to move by the power of thought alone.

He was able to curl his hand thanks to a computer chip implanted in his brain.

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