A team of scientists at Stanford University have published a study on a brain implant that allows a patient with ALS to communicate at a rate of 62 words per minute.
The patient had lost their ability to speak due to ALS and had to rely on a writing board or iPad to communicate before the implant.
The brain implant is placed in the motor cortex, records activity from a few dozen neurons at once and finds patterns that reflect what movements the person is thinking of, even if they are paralyzed.
Results have been called a "big breakthrough" by researchers not involved in the project and it is suggested that the technology could be ready to leave the lab and become a useful product soon.
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A team of scientists at Stanford University have published a study on a brain implant that allows a patient with ALS to communicate at a rate of 62 words per minute.
The patient had lost their ability to speak due to ALS and had to rely on a writing board or iPad to communicate before the implant.
The brain implant is placed in the motor cortex, records activity from a few dozen neurons at once and finds patterns that reflect what movements the person is thinking of, even if they are paralyzed.
Results have been called a "big breakthrough" by researchers not involved in the project and it is suggested that the technology could be ready to leave the lab and become a useful product soon.