ALS patient pioneering brain-computer connection

A photo shows Synchron clinical field engineer Zafar Faraz (left) securing an interface device that connects to a receiver and transmitter unit under the skin in the chest area of brain implant recipient Rodney Gorham, as the latter works on a computer at his home in Melbourne. — AFP

MELBOURNE: As a rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease paralyses his body, Rodney Gorham hopes a pioneering link between his brain and a computer will help others after he is gone.

The 63-year-old Australian shared his thoughts by using his eyes to pinpoint letters on a screen and "clicking" on words with his mind.