Mind-reading computers turn brain activity into speech

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24 August 2023

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For people with paralysis and other conditions, brain-computer-interfaces could provide a way to communicate without needing to be able to speak. The technology to do this has developed rapidly over the past few years, and two new studies show impressive results in converting brain activity into text, sounds and even facial expressions.

Read the Stanford University based paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

Read the University of California San Francisco based paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

Read a News & Views article about the results here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02703-5

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Nature Video. 24 August 2023. Shamini Bundell. Shamini Bundell View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar. Twitter. Facebook. Email. For people with paralysis and other conditions, brain-computer-interfaces could provide a way to communicate without needing to be able to speak. The technology to do this has developed rapidly over the past few years, and two new studies show impressive results in converting brain activity into text, sounds and even facial expressions. Read the Stanford University based paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158... Read the University of California San Francisco based paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158... Read a News & Views article about the results here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02703-5. Related Articles. Exoskeleton boots could power your walk by learning your stride. Paralysed woman moves robot with her mind. The AI historian: A new tool to decipher ancient texts. LINK: A robotic raspberry teaches machines how to pick fruit video. Neurotech DIY: fixing your own implant. Robot bodies could grow human cells for tissue grafts. The driving test for driverless cars. Neuroscience: Crammed with connections. Subjects. Communication. Brain. Technology. Neuroscience. Latest on: How virtual reality is helping to boost scientific engagement in rural Africa Spotlight 24 AUG 23. Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty News Feature 16 AUG 23. Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing Article 27 JUL 23. Brain-reading devices allow paralysed people to talk using their thoughts News 23 AUG 23. Europe spent €600 million to recreate the human brain in a computer. How did it go? News Feature 22 AUG 23. The quest to map the mouse brain Technology Feature 16 AUG 23. Why scientists are delving into the virtual world Spotlight 24 AUG 23. If AI becomes conscious: here’s how researchers will know News 24 AUG 23. Digital tech: some way to go for IPCC-style governance Correspondence 22 AUG 23. Jobs. Post-doctoral Fellow - Tumor Immunology Post-doctoral Fellow in NOB, NCI, NIH Basic Immunology Program to conduct research on immunology of primary brain tumors. Bethesda, Maryland Neuro-Oncology Branch, NCI, NIH. MULTIPLE FACULTY POSITIONS AVAILABLE Basic and Translational Biomedical Research Newark, New Jersey (US) Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences NJMS-Center for Cell Signaling. Faculty, tenure-track or senior tenured professor The Department of Systems Biology at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School invites applications from outstanding candidates for a ten... Worcester, Massachusetts (US) Job Dekker. DARPA Innovation Fellow Arlington, Virginia Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Recruitment of Global Talent at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOZ, CAS) The Institute of Zoology (IOZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is seeking global talents around the world. Beijing, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOZ, CAS)