Brain-Injured Man Speaks After 6 Years
August 1, 2007 By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer(AP) -- A brain-damaged man who could communicate only with slight eye or thumb movements for six years can speak again, after stimulating electrodes were placed in his brain, researchers report.
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