Will the totally paralyzed communicate with thought power?

Russian scientists are developing cutting-edge communication technology to help fully paralyzed people communicate, as well as use social networks and even work.

Approximately 5.4 million Americans, or nearly 1 in 50 U.S. citizens, live with paralysis. The number of such people in Russia is unknown, but each year about 400,000 lose their ability to move after suffering a stroke, traumatic brain injury or other complications.

"The high mortality rates among paralyzed people who suffered a stroke are related to the lack of their motivation to live," said Natalya Galkina, CEO of Neurotrend, the company that developed NeuroChat, a technology for communication among paralyzed people.

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