A startup is working on a device that would allow paralyzed people to control their iPhones or search the web. Dr. Tom Oxley, CEO of Synchron, gave us a tour of his lab in Brooklyn, New York. The lead on one end has a self-expanding stent, which is similar in look to the type of stent that you might have if you had a heart attack.
Startups pioneering invasive and noninvasive devices that interact with the brain seek to alleviate everything from ALS symptoms to epilepsy to treatment-resistant depression. In this episode, a look at the science behind this rapidly advancing technology.
Dr. Thomas Oxley, a neurointerventionist and CEO of Synchron, gives us a tour of his lab in Brooklyn, New York, where his company is developing an implant that allows paralyzed people to control devices.
Then Bloomberg reporter Sarah McBride joins Wes for a look at other startups making these brain-computer interfaces–and where the industry goes from here.
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