Implant allows paralyzed people type with their minds
The technology enables people with spinal injuries or severe limb weakness to type words.
(Web Desk) - The Stanford University researchers have developed an advanced brain-computer interface that lets paralyzed patients’ type quickly and accurately.
The technology enables people with spinal injuries or severe limb weakness to type words on a computer screen, via direct brain control, at up to 39 characters per minute which is a record.
The electrodes monitored signals from individual brain cells and neurons and sent the data to an output cable attached to the skull.
Special biotech algorithms translated brain waves on the fly to point-and-click commands on the computer screen. When the person thought about moving the cursor left, it moved left. When they thought about clicking, it clicked.
