Paralysis Resource Guide - (Page 6) CONDITIONS a user to steer a cursor, change its speed and resolution, perform left and right mouse button functions, and send keyboard characters and character string commands – all by thought control. Visit http://brainfingers.com. Another more sophisticated device in the clinical testing phase is The BrainGate System, which implants a sensor in the brain to transmit, analyze and, as the company puts it, “apply the language of neurons.” Early trials show great promise for the technology. For more detail see www.Cyberkineticsinc.com. There are other ways that computers can be used by people who are almost totally paralyzed. See page 227 for more on hands-free control of cursors for communication, entertainment and even work. Research holds great promise for treatments for ALS, including drugs, cell transplants, gene therapy and immune system modulation. See page 144 for more on the efforts to treat or even cure ALS. Sources National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke, ALS Association ALS RESOURCES ALS Association (ALSA), a partner with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center, is rich with news, research support and resources, and it has a national network of connections, support groups, clinics and specialty hospitals. ALSA has awarded more than $30 million to fund research seeking to identify the cause, means of prevention and cure for ALS. ALSA National Office, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301; toll-free 1–800–782–4747; or visit the Internet site http://www.alsa.org The ALS Therapy Development Foundation is a nonprofit biotechnology company working to discover treatments for patients alive today. ALS Therapy Development Foundation, 215 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02142; telephone 617-441-7200; on the Internet see http://www.als.net 6 http://brainfingers.com http://www.Cyberkineticsinc.com http://www.alsa.org http://www.als.net
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