The tongue is chosen to control the system because unlike the feet and the hands, which are connected by brain through spinal cord , the tongue and the brain has direct connection through cranial nerve. Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technolog? say that a new technology called ?Tongue Drive system? will be helpful to individuals with serious disabilities, such as those with severe spinal cord injuries and will allow them to lead more active and independent lives.
The tongue is chosen to control the system because unlike the feet and the hands, which are connected by brain through spinal cord , the tongue and the brain has direct connection through cranial nerve. Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technolog? say that a new technology called ?Tongue Drive system? will be helpful to individuals with serious disabilities, such as those with severe spinal cord injuries and will allow them to lead more active and independent lives.
I am extremely happy to see an initiative of SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions... By Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
