Ukufakelwa Ubuchopho Kungase Kusize Nge-ALS Ukukhubazeka

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Isithombe sikaLinda Hohnholz
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Ithuluzi eliphenyayo elibizwa ngokuthi i-brain-computer interface litholakale liphephile ocwaningweni oluncane lwabantu abakhubazekile ngenxa ye-ALS, futhi livumele ababambiqhaza ukuthi basebenzise ikhompuyutha ukuxhumana ngombhalo nokwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke njengokuthenga nge-inthanethi nokubhanga, ngokusho kwe isifundo sokuqala esikhishwe namuhla, Mashi 29, 2022, esizokwethulwa eMhlanganweni Wonyaka Wama-74 we-American Academy of Neurology ozoba mathupha eSeattle, Ephreli 2 kuya ku-7, 2022 futhi cishe, Ephreli 24 kuya ku-26, 2022.

I-ALS yisifo se-neurodegenerative esiqhubekayo esithinta amangqamuzana ezinzwa ebuchosheni nasemgogodleni. Abantu abane-ALS balahlekelwa amandla okuqalisa nokulawula ukunyakaza kwemisipha, okuvame ukuholela ekukhubazekeni okuphelele.

“Abantu abane-ALS bagcina belahlekelwe amandla abo okunyakazisa izitho, okubenza bangakwazi ukusebenzisa izinto ezifana nefoni noma ikhompyutha,” kusho umlobi ocwaningayo uBruce Campbell, MD, MS, wase-University of Melbourne e-Australia futhi oyilungu le-American Academy. I-Neurology. “Ucwaningo lwethu luyajabulisa ngoba nakuba ezinye izinto zidinga ukuhlinzwa okuhilela ukuvula ugebhezi, le divayisi yokuxhumana nobuchopho nekhompyutha ayihlaseli kakhulu. Ithola imiyalezo kagesi ebuchosheni, evumela abantu ukuba balawule i-computer ngokucabanga.”

Ocwaningweni, abantu abane abane-ALS benze inqubo yokuthi idivayisi ifakwe ngaphakathi kobuchopho. Isixhumanisi sobuchopho nekhompiyutha siphakelwa ngomunye wemithambo emibili ye-jugular entanyeni emthanjeni omkhulu wegazi ebuchosheni. Idivayisi, eyakhiwe ngento efana nenethi enezinzwa eziyi-16 enamathiselwe, inweba ukuze ihambisane nodonga lomkhumbi. Lowo mshini uxhunywe emshinini kagesi osesifubeni obese udlulisela imiyalezo yobuchopho evela ku-motor cortex, ingxenye yobuchopho ekhiqiza izimpawu zokunyakaza, ibe imiyalo ye-laptop.

Abacwaningi baqaphe ababambiqhaza unyaka owodwa futhi bathola ukuthi idivayisi iphephile. Azikho izehlakalo ezimbi kakhulu ezaholela ekukhubazekeni noma ekufeni. Lo mshini ubuye wahlala endaweni yabo bonke abantu abane kanti umthambo wegazi obekufakwe kuwo umshini uhlale uvulekile.

Abacwaningi baphinde bahlola ukuthi ingabe ababambiqhaza bangasebenzisa isixhumi esibonakalayo sekhompiyutha ukuze benze imisebenzi yedijithali evamile. Bonke ababambiqhaza bafunde ukusebenzisa idivayisi ngokulandela iso ukuze basebenzise ikhompuyutha. Ubuchwepheshe bokulandelela amehlo busiza ikhompuyutha ukuthi ibone ukuthi umuntu ubhekani. 

Abacwaningi baphinde babike ukuthi idekhoda eyakhiwe ngesikhathi socwaningo ivumele umhlanganyeli oyedwa wocwaningo ukuthi alawule ikhompuyutha ngokuzimela ngaphandle kwe-tracker yamehlo. Idekhoda yokufunda ngomshini yahlelwa ngale ndlela elandelayo: lapho umqeqeshi ecela ababambiqhaza ukuthi bazame ukunyakaza okuthile, njengokuthinta unyawo lwabo noma ukwelula amadolo, idikhoda yahlaziya izimpawu zamaseli ezinzwa kuleyo mizamo yokunyakaza. Idekhoda ikwazile ukuhumusha amasiginali wokunyakaza abe ukuzulazula kwekhompyutha.

“Ucwaningo lwethu luselusha, kodwa lunesithembiso esikhulu kubantu abakhubazekile abafuna ukugcina izinga lokuzimela,” kusho uCampbell. "Siqhubeka nalolu cwaningo e-Australia nase-United States ngamaqembu amakhulu abantu."

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