Patients who have lost the ability to move could soon be able to communicate by 'writing' with their eyes.Researchers have created a new technology that trains people to move their pupils in a smooth cursive motion and then traces these words onto a screen.Our eyes never cease to move and it is normally impossible to control those movements smoothly in any direction.
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Posted by Bharat (#1) 4368 days ago (Editorial)
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Posted by Bharat (#1) 4371 days ago (Editorial)
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