Paralytic kick-off for the World Cup

At the opening ceremony of the highly anticipated 2014 World Cup football match, the 29 years old guy Juliano Pinto kicked off the first ball. Although the movement lasted only two seconds, he still raised his fist excitedly. As Pinto is a paralytic, with the help of a special“coat”, he finally made the movement of kick! Its a miracle for him. The equipment on his body is the latest show of the technology of Brain-Machine Interface(BMI)

BMI is a set of tool that can realize the direct communication between the human brain and external devices. Its usually used for assisting, enhancing or repairing the human function of cognition or sensorimotor. The team led by Miguel Nicolelis from the medical center of Duck University is outstanding in this research. Pintos playing football this time means that it will not be far away for paralyse patients to walk free wearing smart clothing.