Abilities Expo/Southern California to Be Held June 3-5 2005

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The first patient was enrolled through the Sargent
Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island and has successfully been able
to use his thoughts and the BrainGate System to demonstrate that the
System can be used to operate a computer, environmental controls and a
robotic limb. These grants are awarded to non-profit organizations that address the
needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries and other
injuries, diseases and birth defects, including (but not limited to) stroke,
spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis.

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Attendees will have a chance to discover and learn about new
products and services - from computers to athletic equipment and
mobility products to daily living aids - all conveniently displayed to
see, test and compare. Personal
Care Attendant services during show hours for bathroom and other
special assistance. For People with Hearing
Impairments, there will be a sign language interpreter available to
assist persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, for a reasonable
length of time per person.com or call
800-385-3085.

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For the
adaptive sports enthusiast, Xtreme Medical will be doing daily
demonstrations of wheelchair, hockey, rugby, and football, in the
Special Events area located on the show floor. For People with Visual Impairments, there will be
special workshops and exhibitor information handouts available in
large type at the information desk.
"The neuroscience field is rapidly advancing and the BrainGate System
reflects a significant potential breakthrough for patients with severe
physical disabilities.ric. More information is available at
www. "We greatly
appreciate the funding, which will ensure that children across the region
realize their dreams of attending summer camp."

You can learn more about the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation by visiting us
on the Web at http://www.

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The educational curriculum developed by Carmen Jones , the
conference director for the event, focuses on relevant topics
addressing life today for individuals with disabilities, their family
and caregivers.

About the BrainGate Pilot Study

Cyberkinetics received regulatory clearance from the U.

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Abilities Expo/Southern California is produced and managed by
Advanstar Communications. In December 2004, Boston's
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital joined as the second study site.

About the BrainGate System

The BrainGate(TM) Neural Interface System is a proprietary,
investigational brain-computer interface that consists of an internal
sensor to detect brain cell activity and external processors that
convert these brain signals into a computer -mediated output under the
person's own control.
"At the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, we are committed to
bringing the best in leading-edge research and patient care to people
with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities. and Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago . For specific information about the
BrainGate(TM) clinical study please send an email to
braingateinfo@cktrial .

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Attendees can test their trap and skeet shooting skills in an
Olympic Shooting Simulator, and meet gold medalist Kim Rhodes and the
Olympic Shooting Team coaches at the Teftec booth, #113.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Joins Cyberkinetics' BrainGate Neural Interface System Pilot Study

(OTCBB:CYKN ) (Cyberkinetics) today
announced the addition of RIC as a new clinical site for the
BrainGate (TM) Neural Interface System pilot study.S. The two primary goals of the pilot
clinical study are to characterize the safety profile of the device
and to evaluate the quality, type, and usefulness of neural output
control that patients can achieve using thoughts.
The ultimate goal of the BrainGate development program is to
create a safe, effective and unobtrusive universal operating system
which will allow physically disabled people to quickly and reliably
control a wide range of devices using their thoughts, including
computers, assistive technologies and medical devices. The BrainGate
System has significant potential advantages over other muscle driven
or brain-based computer interface approaches , including its potential
to interface with a computer without weeks or months of training; its
potential to be used in an interactive environment, where the user's
ability to operate the device is not affected by their speech, eye
movements or ambient noise; and the ability to provide significantly
more usefulness and utility than other approaches by connecting
directly to the part of the brain that controls hand movement and
gestures.org

For more information on the
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, please visit
http://www.

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Cyberkinetics, a publicly traded company, is a leader in an
emerging field driven by advances in neuroscience, computer science,
and engineering . U10/CCU220379-
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The event will take place Friday, June 3,
and Saturday, June 4, 2005 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, June 5, 2005
from 11am to 5pm at The Anaheim Convention Center.S. The sensor is
implanted on the surface of the area of the brain responsible for
movement, the primary motor cortex.
The anticipated enrollment of additional patients should further our
efforts to develop products that improve the lives of many people with
physical disabilities, including those with spinal cord injury.

Injuries and disabilities of the legs or lower half of body often leave people still willing and able to participate in physical activity, or sport.

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Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) in March of 2004 to study the BrainGate
Neural Interface System under an Investigational Device Exemption
(IDE). Actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result
of various factors including risks related to: our access to
additional capital; our ability to obtain additional funding to
support our business activities; our dependence on third parties for
development, manufacture, marketing, sales and distribution of our
products; our development of products; our ability to obtain and
maintain patent protection for our discoveries and products; and our
limited operating history; as well as those risks more fully discussed
in the "Risk Factors " section of the Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2004.org .

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The pilot (feasibility) study protocol provides for the enrollment
of up to five individuals with quadriplegia (unable to use their arms
and legs) who are between the ages of 18 and 60 and who meet the
study's selection criteria. These neurotechnology devices are
now used by over 100,000 people in the United States. "RIC is an acknowledged leader in
the field of rehabilitation medicine and its participation is expected
to help us develop the BrainGate System more quickly and effectively ., co-founder of Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology
Systems, Inc. RIC is the home to the largest
rehabilitation research program in the world, with more than 250
scientific studies underway.cyberkineticsinc." These
statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual future experience and results to differ
materially from the statements made.

However, many sports and games that typically involve running or kicking have to be modified to allow wheelchair play.

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A variety of special events will be taking place throughout the
weekend.----The
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and Cyberkinetics
Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. The sensor is a tiny silicone chip about the
size of a baby aspirin with one hundred electrodes, each thinner than
a hair, that detect the electrical activity of neurons. We are very
excited about the promise of the BrainGate technology and look forward
to advancing the science and possibly advancing the quality of life
for people with spinal cord injuries," commented David Chen, M.com.

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The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation Receives a Grant from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation

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The comprehensive workshop program, consisting of
consumer and professional tracks, with certificates of participation
available to students , and education and healthcare professionals
include: Preparing a Winning Claim for Benefits; A New Paradigm to
Career Counseling People with Disabilities; Intensive Therapy
Treatment for Cerebral Palsy; Everything You Wanted to Know About
Special Needs Trusts; How To Select the Right Vehicle; Living
Independently in Los Angeles; and much more.
"I am very pleased and excited to see that the basic science that
we pursue in our laboratory continues to make the transition into the
clinic with the addition of the RIC site," said Nicholas G.

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Health/Medical Writers
Abilities Expo/Southern California

MILFORD, Conn.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
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CHICAGO + FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Any
forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and
should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any
subsequent date.

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Services are provided on
a first come first served basis. RIC has been ranked
the "Best Rehabilitation Hospital in America" by U."

About the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Since 1954, RIC's dedication to helping people with disabilities
achieve the best life possible has made it a trusted organization that
attracts patients and healthcare professionals from around the world. Cyberkinetics is headquartered
in Foxborough, Massachusetts and conducts engineering and research in
Salt Lake City, Utah.com

Forward Looking Safe Harbor Statement:

This news release contains "Forward Looking Statements. Forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our future
expectations, plans, prospects and future operating results as well as
projections of cash and marketable securities and sufficiency of
funding for capital expenditures., The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation
("Foundation") is proud to announce that it has received a substantial grant
from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation ("CRPF") to support its
mission of sending physically disabled children in the Northeast United States
to summer camp . The Foundation is named in honor of Lisa
Beth Gerstman, daughter and sister of the founders.
The grant from CRPF will enable the Foundation to send 30 children with
physical disabilities to attend three-week camp sessions, at no cost, at one
of the established Foundation camp programs across the New York Metro area.

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----Abilities
Expo/Southern California, the one show dedicated to educating and
improving the lives of people with disabilities, senior citizens,
their families + caregivers, as well as healthcare and education
professionals, will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center,
Anaheim, CA from Friday, June 3 and continue through Sunday, June 5,
2005.
The Institute has more than 30 centers of care throughout the
Chicago-area and in southern Illinois. The Foundation also
partners with the Southampton Fresh Air Home, Southampton, NY and
Abilities/Henry Viscardi School, Albertson, NY to enable children with
physical disabilities across the region to enjoy summer activities.

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The services offered will include tire repair, loose
brakes, minor chair adjustments and repairs. These results were presented at the annual meetings of
the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in
Phoenix, Arizona on October 8, 2004 and the Society for Neuroscience
in New Orleans on October 24, 2004. The development of BrainGate is patterned after the
development of successful long-term implantable devices for the
treatment of Parkinson's disease and epilepsy and for the restoration
of hearing in the profoundly deaf. Lisa, whose life ended in
a tragic summer camp bus accident in 1970, serves as inspiration for the
Foundation's work.

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The center is
located at 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA. News + World
Report every year since 1991.org

About Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc.Y.
CRPF Health Promotion grants were launched by CRPF in 2001 in partnership
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant No.

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Hatsopoulos, Ph. To learn more about RIC visit
www.org.

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Local and regionally based organizations that work with people
with disabilities will also be participating including Accessible San
Diego , California Department of Rehabilitation, Team Advocates for
Special Kids, and The Dayle McIntosh Center.D.D. The Company's products are focused on treating
diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

Pilot Study Information:

If you are a patient interested in receiving information about the
BrainGate pilot study please contact:

Diane Hartwig, CNP, APN, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: (312)
238-0764, dhartwig@ric. LYNBROOK, N.

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In addition, many special show services will be available for
attendees including Complimentary Wheelchair Repair provided by Hands
on Concepts. The interpreter's services can be requested
at the information desk. For information about
any of the Abilities Expo events visit www.

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Exhibiting companies include Aquatic Access,
Freedom Concepts, Independence Technology, Hands on Concepts,
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center, Aero Mobility,
Daimler Chrysler/Dodge, Innovations in Motion, Permobil, and many
others . The Company intends to test
this next generation of software during the BrainGate pilot study.,
Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at RIC and
principal investigator for the RIC study site.
Foundation camp programs are in place at the following locations: Cross
Island YMCA , Bellerose, NY; McBurney YMCA, Manhattan; Prospect Park YMCA,
Brooklyn; and Samuel Field YM + YWHA , Little Neck, NY. All funding for the health promotion grants is provided by the
CDC's grant to the Foundation.
"The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation is extremely pleased that the
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation is supporting our programs with this
generous grant," says Foundation co-founder Dan Gerstman.

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Based on the results
obtained by the first participant in the study, Cyberkinetics is
working on a second generation software operating system which is
intended to simplify the daily set-up of the System and to provide a
standard user interface for control of a computer and other associated
devices such as telephone and television. An external cable connects the pedestal to a cart containing
computers, signal processors and monitors which enable the study
operators to determine how well a study participant can control his
neural output.
"We are very pleased by the addition of the Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago to the BrainGate Study," said Tim Surgenor ,
President and CEO of Cyberkinetics. Cyberkinetics'
intellectual property features key technologies licensed from Brown
University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Emory
University, and the University of Utah.LisaBethGerstman.

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Loaner Wheelchairs provided by
Permobil, also available on a first come first served basis.abilitiesexpo. A small wire connects the sensor
to a pedestal which is mounted on the skull, extending through the
scalp.
While best known for treating the most complex cases such as brain
injury, spinal cord injury and stroke, RIC brings the same level of
expertise to helping those with more common conditions including
arthritis, chronic pain and sports injuries. The Company has been
widely recognized and has won multiple awards for its innovative
scientific and product development achievements. The Foundation was awarded with a CRPF Quality of Life grant
in the Health Promotion category.

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