The idea is to activate the remaining arm nerves to make electrical signals to operate prosthetic devices.

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We have no concern or hesitation in saying what plastic is, and so we say, "Oh, gee. Well, I guess the great creator has a sort of a prosthetic limb and he raised it. All right.

我们能毫不迟疑地说出塑料是什么，所以我们说，哎呀，我猜造物主,装了义肢，还将它抬了起来，好。

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So what is shown here is the potential solution to potentially read out neural signals dragged from the brain and use these signals after some interpretations or decrypting if you will to drive prosthetic arms or computer cursors on the screen.

大家现在看到的是一种可能的解决方案,有助于解读病人大脑发出的神经信号,同时在经过翻译或者解码之后,使用这些信号，驱动假臂,或者电脑屏上的光标。

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These devices use rope-like material to carry movement from the shoulder to the prosthetic arm.

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An electrical signal is then sent to the prosthetic arm, telling it to move.

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