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23 Aug 2023Landmark

Neural Interfaces & BCIs

Two speech neuroprostheses decode attempted speech at conversational speed

Stanford and UCSF teams separately decoded attempted speech from cortical implants in people who could no longer speak intelligibly, reaching 62 and 78 words per minute as text, with UCSF also driving a synthesized voice and a digital avatar.

NatureMajor

24 May 2023Landmark

Neural Interfaces & BCIs Bioelectronic Medicine

A brain–spine "digital bridge" lets a man with paralysis walk naturally

Wireless brain implants decoding movement intention, linked to spinal cord stimulation, let a participant with chronic tetraplegia stand, walk and climb stairs, with some recovery persisting even when the system was off.

NatureMajor