A 25-Year-Old Man with Paralysis Was Able to Mentally Control

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Multiple Choice

A 25-year-old man with paralysis was able to mentally control a TV,draw shapes on a computer screen,and play video games as a result of a small chip with 100 microelectrodes being implanted into his

• A) motor cortex.
• B) somatosensory cortex.
• C) parietal lobes.
• D) association areas.

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Definitions:

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