Israeli scientists decipher how brain makes limbs move

Researchers from Jerusalem's Hebrew University have managed to decipher the nervous system's signals which command some limbs, in a breakthrough which could allow paraplegic people to recover prosthetics-assisted mobility.
The scientific team achieved the breakthrough following a series of experiments on chimpanzees, the Yediot Aharonot daily reported Thursday.
"We don't have the technology yet to understand the signals which command the fingers of s pianist.
But we can already define the electric signal emitted by a part of the brain which will activate the limbs of a chimpanzee," said the head of the research team, professor Eitan Segev.
The findings are due to be presented officially in two weeks during a conference held in Florida and chaired by Christopher Reeve.
The actor who rose to stardom for his role as Superman has been wheelchair-bound following a horse-riding accident in 1995 and has since been spearheading a campaign to further neurological research.