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Paralyzed patient speaks with power of thoughts using brain-computer interface
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center have enabled a patient to 'speak' using only thought.
Depth electrodes, according to a press release, implanted deep in his brain transmitted the thoughts as electrical signals to a computer which then vocalized them. Not only does this experiment provide a rare glimpse into the depths of the human brain, but it may also ultimately help completely paralyzed individuals express themselves once again. “Our study is a significant step toward developing a brain-computer interface that can replace the brain’s control pathways for speech production, allowing completely paralyzed individuals to communicate voluntarily with their surroundings once again,” Tankus concluded, Tel Aviv University reports.
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