A 'jumper cable' for the brain helps a paralyzed man regain hand movement

JEFFREY BROWN: Five years ago, as a college freshman, Ian Burkhart dove into a wave at a North Carolina beach and broke his neck on the sandy ocean floor, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Now, in a medical first, he has regained some movement in his hands and fingers through technology that communicates his thoughts directly to his hand muscles. It uses a tiny chip inserted in his brain and an electronic sleeve. Burkhart has learned to perform simple tasks, even playing a guitar video game. IAN BURKHART, Spinal Injury Victim: It is just something that is so fluid.