A man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an artificial intelligence-powered implant in his brain.
A New York man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an artificial intelligence-powered implant in his brain. A year ago, Keith Thomas, 46, was only able to move his arms an inch. Today, after the groundbreaking procedure, he is able to extend his arm, grasp a cup and take a drink using only his thoughts and stimulation. He has also regained more sensation in his wrist and arm, allowing him to feel the fur of his family’s dog.
In 2020, Thomas was living on Long Island and working as a trader on Wall Street when he experienced a diving accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. 'I dove into a swimming pool at a friend’s house between the shallow and deep end,' he told Fox News Digital. 'I hit the bottom and broke my neck. I blacked out, and I couldn’t move.' Thomas recalls getting loaded into a helicopter that took him to the hospital for the start of his long recovery.
Lastly, with his regained arm strength and sensation, Keith was recently able to feel and lift a cup of tea to his mouth, and take a drink, without any help and using his thoughts alone,' Bouton shared. 'This was an amazing moment and what we’ve been working for during these past few years.' Thomas has also regained sensation in areas that are below his injury level, such as his wrist, even outside the lab.
Thomas described his own progress as 'mind-boggling.' 'Every day, I feel like we are accomplishing more and more.' Looking ahead The goal is for Thomas to continue to gain more movement and sensation outside the lab, and he hopes to one day drive his own motorized wheelchair without assistance.
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