OU-COM student coauthors monkey research article that receives national press
June 23, 2008
On May 28, Chance Spalding, a returning third-year student at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, coauthored an article in Nature reporting a demonstration of brain-machine interface technology, according to a news release. Spalding was a member of the team that taught two monkeys with tiny sensors in their brains to direct a mechanical arm to retrieve snacks — using only their thoughts.
Spalding and his associates from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University say they hope the technology can eventually assist people with spinal-cord injuries and other paralyzing conditions.
Spalding enrolled at OU-COM in 2001, but he has been on academic leave since 2003 to complete his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. He will resume classes at OU-COM June 23 as a member of the class of 2010.
“I’m very interested in the field of rehabilitation medicine,” Spalding said in the release. “This is an area that will allow me to advance my research and develop the skills necessary to apply scientific findings in a clinical setting.”
To read about Spalding’s research in the New York Times, go to www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/science/29brain.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin.
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