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Paralysed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first
Latest technology uses tiny electrodes on brain surface and is faster than synthesisers which rely on eye trackingA severely paralysed woman has been able to speak through an avatar using technology that translated her brain signals into speech and facial expressions.The advance raises hopes that brain-computer-interfaces (BCIs) could be on the brink of transforming the lives of people who have lost the ability to speak due to conditions such as strokes and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Neuroscience Stroke ChatGPT Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Computing Health Netherlands World news US news Source Type: news

Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles
Pioneering research could help development of miniaturised devices for stroke patients and paralysed peopleA man who was paralysed in a cycling accident in 2011 has been able to stand and walk with an aid after doctors implanted a device that reads his brain waves and sends instructions to his spine to move the right muscles.Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, was told he would never walk again after breaking his neck in a traffic accident in China, but has climbed stairs and walked for more than 100 metres at a time since having the operation.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Neuroscience Stroke Medical research Health Switzerland Netherlands Source Type: news