How a Firm Harnessed Brainpower to Help the Voiceless: Prognosis

A demonstration of the patient's thoughts decoded into the Chinese characters for "Nice to meet you.”

Source: NeuroXess

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Hi, it’s Amber in Hong Kong. For Chinese patients who have lost the ability to speak, a futuristic technology may offer new hope. But before I explain…

China is borrowing a page from science fiction to try and restore the ability to speak for patients with brain damage through an implant that picks up on the electric signals zapping through neurons.