Brain-computer interface enables avatar speech and gestures for people with paralysis

A scientific team has shown that a new brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow people with vocal tract and bodily paralysis ...
Medical Xpress

Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS

A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home to communicate, work and interact with the ...
The Chronicle

Duke researchers refine automated speech devices used by ALS patients in recent study

A Duke research team published a study on a new approach to reduce the amount of speech needed to replicate the voices of ...
Yahoo

ALS Patient, 47, Gains Ability to Speak and Sustain Full-Time Job Using Experimental Brain-Computer Interface

Casey Harrell, a 47-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has gained the ability to speak and sustain a full-time job throughout his involvement in a groundbreaking clinical trial As ...
EdTech Magazine

What Could Brain-Computer Interfaces Mean for Students With Disabilities?

For students with ALS, severe cerebral palsy or spinal cord injuries, BCI could eventually replace or augment assistive tools ...
ALZFORUM

Brain-Computer Interface Means Independence for Man with ALS

“I’m looking for a cheetah.” The curious statement popped onto the computer screen of a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who was no longer able to speak or to move his body below the neck. It ...
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Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS

Trial participant Casey Harrell, pictured here in May 2026 with his family, has used the brain-computer interface at his home for two years. A new study demonstrates that a person with severe ...