How Jan Scheuermann Controlled A Fighter Jet Simulator Using Only Her Mind

Kendall Costello
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:22:05 -0700

In 1996, Jan Scheuermann, a successful businesswoman and mother of two, began to notice her legs were not quite moving along with the rest of her body. A visit to the doctor revealed that she suffered from spinocerebellar degeneration, a rare genetic disease where the brain gradually loses connection to body muscles. By 2003, Jan had lost all ability to control her limbs and was paralyzed from the neck down.