Researchers said he averaged 56 words per minute, and the system achieved more than 99% word accuracy during controlled ...

Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they've lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the ...

A patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has become the first person in the world to control an iPad entirely by thought, according to neurotech company Synchron. This means Mark Jackson, 65 ...

A man who struggled to even speak due to ALS communicated with his family at a speed of 56 words per minute at home. Although ...

Since then, scientists have designed and developed BCIs that have enabled people with quadriplegia to control a computer cursor, a robotic arm, and even move their own limb. Recently, a person with ...

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 ...

Loss of communication can be among the most devastating symptoms for patients with paralysis. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute and Brown University ...

New York-based Synchron, a brain-computer interface (BCI) company, has raised $200 million in Series D funding, bringing its total raise to $345 million. Double Point Ventures led the round, with ...

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 ...