Brain Implant Translates Thoughts Into Speech

Neuroscientists and bioengineers at Duke University have collaborated to develop enhanced multichannel flexible liquid crystal polymer electrode arrays that could be implanted into the brains of patients with neurodegenerative diseases in order to restore their speech. These implantable prostheses are capable of recording the higher resolution microelectrocorticographic neural signals that more accurately represent a person’s intended communications. These signals have a 35% greater quality compared with standard recording techniques. This greater signal fidelity will be critical for driving the future prostheses capable of translating signals from the brain into audible speech…someday soon.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42555-1

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