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Brain-injured man speaks after 6 years
By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer
Article Last Updated: 08/01/2007 10:59:43 AM MDT
NEW YORK—A brain-damaged man who could communicate only with slight eye or thumb movements for six years can speak again, after stimulating electrodes were placed in his brain, researchers report. The 38-year-old also regained the ability to chew and swallow, which allows him to be spoon-fed, rather than relying on nourishment through a tube in his belly.

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