Piercing Tongues To Achieve Self Sufficiency

"Even the highest level of spinal cord injury which results in the paralysis of the rest of the body, does not affect the tongue at all," said Georgia Tech's Doctor Maysam Ghovanloo of the electrical and computer engineering school. Ghovanloo and his research team are harnessing the special properties of the tongue to help the severely handicapped. "You can touch every single tooth in your mouth with the tip of your tongue without even thinking about it," Ghovanloo said. Georgia Tech is looking for volunteers -- with pierced tongues and without -- to test drive this piercing technology. Ultimately, tongue drive technology can be used for almost any function you can think of.