Brain-powered tech allows Canadian kids 'trapped in their own bodies' to play
Researchers hope the Brain Computer Interface program will eventually allow physically disabled children to use their minds to convey wants and needs
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Researchers hope the Brain Computer Interface program will eventually allow physically disabled children to use their minds to convey wants and needs
TORONTO — Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed toy sitting on a stool across the room, and she's going to use her brain waves to get it.
TORONTO - Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed toy sitting on a stool across the room, and she's going to use her brain waves to get it.
The Brain Computer Interface program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto develops technology that allows Giselle and dozens of other physically disabled children to use their minds to move and play.
Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed toy sitting on a stool across the room, and she's going to use her brain waves to get it.