ALS patient, 47, gains ability to speak and sustain full-time job using experimental brain-computer interface

“It is very sweet to have the ability to look at my wife’s eyes when she hears my voice and conjures up a sweet memory,” ...

Two years, 2 million words: How a brain implant transformed an ALS patient’s life

For the past six years, Casey Harrell’s life has felt like a slow-motion car crash. At 42, he began to lose his voice to the ...
MIT Technology Review

This man with ALS is “the first power user” of a brain implant that lets him speak

Casey Harrell uses his implants to talk to friends and family, read to his young daughter, and perform his job.

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 ...
The Next Web

UC Davis brain implant lets ALS patient speak with 99% accuracy and work full time, no researchers needed

UC Davis researchers published a Nature Medicine study showing a BCI implant gave an ALS patient 99% accurate speech over two years of independent daily use.
FierceBiotech

Synchron links brain-computer interface to iPad through new Apple protocol

Synchron's Stentrode is implanted within the blood vessels of the brain via a catheter, with the goal of avoiding open surgery. (Synchron) The brain-computer interface developer Synchron has shown ...
Medical Xpress

Designing brain–computer interfaces is now easier than building with LEGO

Imagine being able to compose an email or steer a wheelchair directly with your thoughts. For millions of people living with neurological disorders such as ALS, this possibility could be life-changing ...