Paralyzed man’s mind moves prosthetic arm

Seven years after a motorcycle accident damaged his spinal cord and left him paralyzed, 30-year-old Tim Hemmes reached up to touch hands with his girlfriend in a painstaking and tender high-five.

Posted by Anita Srikameswaran

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