Wednesday, September 8, 2010

'Mind-reading machine' can convert thoughts into speech

 "Researchers have been able to translate brain signals into speech using sensors attached to the surface of the brain for the first time.
The breakthrough, which is up to 90 per cent accurate, offers a way to communicate for paralysed patients who cannot speak and could eventually lead to being able to read anyone thoughts.
"We were beside ourselves with excitement when it started working," said Professor Bradley Greger, a bioengineer at Utah University who led the team of researchers.
"It was just one of the moments when everything came together."
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2 comments:

parlance said...

That is wonderful news! Thanks for posting it.
I remember reading about a paralysed man who could play games on his computer because he had electrodes in his brain. It sounds as if this is similar research.

Slavenka said...

This discovery represents a great hope for patients who are paralyzed or who for other reasons can not speak.