# Shanxi completes first invasive brain-computer interface implant surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/27055

- China News Service, 2026-08-20 07:57 UTC
- Science
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-20/detail-ihfimvaz1911657.shtml

> A medical team in Shanxi has carried out the province’s first invasive brain-computer interface implant surgery. The system lets a patient with high-level paralysis control computers, smart-home devices and a pneumatic glove through brain signals, with stable neural-signal collection, transmission and decoding observed.

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