The new development will allow paralyzed patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases to control the TV, lighting and work with the system of telemedicine, said in a press release received by the Editor “Gazety.Ru».
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – a progressive disease of the central nervous system that affects motor neurons in the spinal cord. This leads to paralysis and muscle atrophy.
In this disease affects scientist cosmologist Stephen Hawking. According to statistics, ALS affects 400 thousand. Persons per year.
The new software takes information from a paralyzed man with glasses and augmented reality interface Neurocomputing. The device reads the brain’s electrical activity (EEG), eye movements and voice commands. The information is transferred to a plate connected to the TV, wireless lighting system and telemedicine system for home use.
So, paralyzed people can independently adjust the level of illumination, and include a TV and switch programs, and most importantly, to apply for remote medical help.
«We hope that this approach will help patients to live a full life – said Ineke Zaal, representative of the International Alliance of care to patients of ALS / MND in the Netherlands. – Continuing to actively search for a cure for this disease, we are pleased to developments that improve the lives of people suffering from ALS, and allow them to become more self-reliant ».
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