In a first, brain implant lets man with complete paralysis spell out thoughts: ‘I love my cool son.’

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It is TTM Aotearoa Brain Project Day tomorrow so I thought I would post a cool article I found:

In a first, brain implant lets man with complete paralysis spell out thoughts: ‘I love my cool son.’ | Science | AAAS

with the original paper:

Spelling interface using intracortical signals in a completely locked-in patient enabled via auditory neurofeedback training (nature.com)

They briefly touch on the ethics of the situation, which are understandably very complicated and really quite fascinating. Happy TTM Aotearoa Brain Project Day for tomorrow!

TLDR: Blackrock Microsystems electrodes are used to enable a patient with advanced ALS to communicate

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