Katie Gant, Ph.D., a researcher at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Department of Biomedical Engineering, works with a research subject to develop a neuroprosthetic brain-machine interface. Electrical signals generated in the person’s brain are measured by a wireless EEG headset and sent to a computer, where signals are decoded in real-time. Electrical stimulation is then applied to the research subject’s muscles via surface electrodes to enable hand movements. This technology could be used to reconnect the brain to paralyzed muscles by bypassing the damaged spinal cord.