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Helping people regain life thru neurotechnology
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User Experiences
Listening Closely: A Journey to Bilateral Hearing is a ground breaking book chronicling the experience of Arlene Romoff. She regained her hearing with one cochlear implant and told the world of her experience in the book Hear Again. Now, she returns telling of her experience into 3-D hearing with bilateral cochlear implants. Laugh, cry and join her on the journey. Read more here.
Simon Lewis tells his story from horrifying accident through his recovery. His book Rise and Shine tells of how Simon weaves his way through the health care system to embrace technology to help in his person triumphs. Read more about his experience.
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Join Us at the State of Science Conference
IScos-ASIA 2011 International Conference on Spinal Cord Medicine and Rehabilitation will be held June 4-8, 2011 in Washington, DC. The conference will highlight and identify the latest direction of research for spinal cord injury. Don't miss the session about Technology for Mobility and Function on June 5th. Jen French will participate in the panel discussion about the latest in technology and the vision of development in the next decade.
Learn more by clicking here.
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See us at the 2011 Assistive Technology Expo
The 8th Annual Assistive Technology Expo is the place to learn about the latest in technology for people with disabilities. Make plans to attend on April 28, 2011, at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo, North Dakota. The day includes a morning of presentations by AT professions, including Neurotech Network. There is a registration fee of $30 for the sessions and lunch. Scholarships are available.
To learn more contact Jenny Davis at 877-760-2939 or visit
www.atexpo.org
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SCI Study Seeks Participants
A research study involving a collaboration of MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University is currently recruiting subjects for a research study to provide spinal cord injured people with a more normal method to cough. The subjects are to have a T5 or higher spinal cord injury with absent or weak spontaneous cough effort.
Electrodes will be implanted surgically on the surface of the spinal cord, which will be stimulated to induce cough efforts. It is hoped that this procedure will decrease the need for frequent suctioning, reduce the difficulty in raising lung secretions, and improve quality of life by decreasing the incidence of respiratory tract infections. This is a research study and no guarantee of these benefits can be made.
If interested, please contact Dana Hromyak, RRT, Research Study Coordinator, for further information at 216-778-3612 or by email: dhromyak@metrohealth.org
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News of Interest to Consumers
Below are highlights of developments in neurotechnology that are of interest to consumers, disability and medical professional communities:
- New study shows the benefits of electrical stimulation for spinal cord injury. Read the story, "First of its kind study shows the benefits of electrical stimulation therapy for people paralyzed by spinal cord injury." Read more here.
- Light therapy may aid traumatic brain injury. A recent study published in the Journal of Photomedicine and Light Surgery highlights two case studies of people living with chronic brain injury using transcranial light therapy to help improve cognitive function. Read the news release here.
- Implanted neural interface of the brain, called BrainGate, recently released results in the Journal of Neural Engineering showcasing the long-term viability of the device in a person living with a high level disability. Learn more about this experimental device by clicking here.
- The first of it's kind, the Argus II recently received a CE Mark and approved for sale in Europe. This device becomes the first approved treatment ever available for people living with visual impairments as a result of advanced retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigmentos. To learn more about the device and the users, visit Second Sight Medical Products.
- Upper-Extremity FES Systems Making a Comeback. Click here to read the story about how FES technology for upper limbs aids in the rehabilitation process. This article is provided courtesy of Neurotech Reports.
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