http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-spinal-cord-hand-movement-20160413-story.html
Melissa Healy After a broken neck left him a quadriplegic, Ian Burkhart was told he would never be able to use his hands. Now he can grasp a bottle and pick up a credit card by using a computer plugged directly into his brain and special software that decodes his thoughts and converts them into electrical signals in his hand.