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This man with ALS is “the first power user” of a brain implant that lets him speak
Casey Harrell, a man with ALS, has used a brain-computer interface (BCI) for over 3,800 hours to communicate, surf the web, and work independently. The implant, developed by a UC Davis research team, decodes neural activity into speech and was detailed in a study published in Nature Medicine.
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