BCIs can help restore motor skills and communication. The potential is enormous, but the legal situation and ethics are still ...

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Last summer, a team of researchers reported using a brain-computer interface to detect words people with paralysis imagined saying, even without them physically attempting to speak. They also found ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed an investigational brain-computer interface that holds promise for restoring the voices of people who have lost the ability to speak ...

Scientists have pinpointed brain activity related to inner speech—the silent monolog in people's heads—and successfully decoded it on command with up to 74% accuracy. "This is the first time we've ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how we interact with technology, increasing productivity and expanding capabilities. As this transformation unfolds, it presents both potential ...

Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the ...

Researchers at UC Davis, working in collaboration with the BrainGate consortium, have unveiled a breakthrough brain-computer interface (BCI) that restores speech for people who have lost the ability ...

In September 2024, California quietly set a precedent. Lawmakers passed SB 1223, an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that classifies neural ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...