Science@Work
Imagine you had an accident that paralyzed your arms and legs.
So, you get fitted with a brain implant that lets you control robotic limbs, a computer, and more—using your mind. How incredible would that be?
Nicholas “Nicho” Hatsopoulos is working toward achieving such mind-boggling goals. He is a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. There, he studies how the brain controls body movements and develops brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). A BCI is a system that interacts with the brain, making it possible for a person to control a computer or robot with their thoughts. It even allows a person to feel touch sensations via a robot hand.
Hatsopoulos co-founded the company Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems and heads the University of Chicago’s Hatsopoulos Lab. He has
