Speak your mind: Brain implant translates thought to speech


  • TECH
  • Friday, 26 Apr 2019

People unable to communicate due to injury or brain damage may one day speak again, after scientists on April 25 unveiled a revolutionary implant that decodes words directly from a person’s thoughts. 

Several neurological conditions can ruin a patient’s ability to articulate, and many currently rely on communication devices that use head or eye movements to spell out words one painstaking letter at a time. 

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