Did you know it’s possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with just your thoughts, through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI)? But for many users, learning to operate these systems is slow, difficult and, in some cases, unattainable. José del R. Millán has discovered a novel way to accelerate this learning process: a gentle electrical nudge to the spine before BCI training.

Published by Cockrell School of Engineering