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Two paralyzed patients control avatar with one brain implant

Original: 🧠 NEW: Two people with # paralysis used a single # brain implant to control a virtual avatar’s # speech and # gestures a

Two people with paralysis used a single brain implant to control a virtual avatar's speech and gestures simultaneously. The device, made up of 253 electrodes resting on the sensorimotor cortex, decoded attempted phrases and movements in real time and mapped them to a personalized avatar, in a new demonstration of brain-computer interface technology.

Why now: The breakthrough shows brain implants restoring both speech and movement, a striking step for paralysis treatment

paralyzed patientsbrain implantvirtual avatarsensorimotor cortex

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• 🧠 NEW: Two people with # paralysis used a single # brain implant to control a virtual avatar’s # speech and # gestures at once. The device, 253 electrodes resting on the sensorimotor cortex, decoded attempted phrases and movements in real time, mapping them to a personalized… · tksst@fediscience.org · 5

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