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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket 214 p Contains: Illustrations Audience: General/trade Book Description Marie, a 63-year-old Belgian woman, has been totally blind since the age of 57 But now, thanks to electrodes implanted around her right optic nerve, she can see lights, shapes and colours again A motorcycle accident in 1993 left Brian Holgersen, a 30-year-old Dane, paralysed from the neck down But he can now hold a cup, lift a fork and grasp a pen thanks to advanced electronics embedded in his right arm and hand Marie and Brian are two of a handful of people around the world who have had computer chips implanted in their bodies to extend, enhance or repair their senses This remarkable convergence of biology and technology is being brought about by melding advanced computers with the human nervous system This same technology might also one day provide us with bionic senses, such as the ability to see infrared radiation or feel objects at a distance By linking neuro.