A man living with ALS has used a brain-computer interface to produce roughly two million words, speaking in a synthetic voice ...

A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home to communicate, work and interact with the ...

Casey Harrell, a 47-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has gained the ability to speak and sustain a full ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California-developed brain implant has enabled a man who lost the ability to speak to communicate independently, browse the ...

“I’m looking for a cheetah.” The curious statement popped onto the computer screen of a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who was no longer able to speak or to move his body below the neck. It ...

Casey Harrell uses his implants to talk to friends and family, read to his young daughter, and perform his job. Casey Harrell has had a set of electrodes embedded in his brain for almost three years.

The number of people with electrodes in their brains is believed to have more than doubled in the last couple of years. This week, I covered the story of Casey Harrell—a man with ALS who is “the first ...

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 ...

Casey Harrell, a 47-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has gained the ability to speak and sustain a full-time job throughout his involvement in a groundbreaking clinical trial As ...