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Intersting story up at Drudge this morning:

Guardian (UK): Chip Reads thoughts of Paralyzed Man
BBC: Brain chip reads man’s thoughts I’ll comment more on this story later when I get a chance. It does look really interesting, and the technology is fascinating. I’ve previously read articles about similar technology tested in primates.

Second, a memo to pundits and TV talking heads. There’s a reason why Terri Schiavo never had an MRI performed after 1990. She had a deep brain stimulatioin device implanted in ‘90, which is a metallic object.

Since MRIs are in essence giant magnets (how they work), you don’t put metallic objects within the magnet’s field. Hence, that’s why Shiavo never had an MRI performed. As for her not having a PET scan, that’s still an open question.