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Wireless Brain-to-Computer Connection Synthesizes Speech

Posted December 10, 2009 8:44 AM

From Wired Top Stories:

A system that turns brain waves into FM radio signals and decodes them as sound is the first totally wireless brain-computer interface. For now, 26-year-old Erik Ramsey, left almost entirely paralyzed by a horrific car accident 10 years ago, can only express vowel sounds with the system. That's less than can be accomplished with wired brain-computer interfaces. But it's still a promising step.

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12/12/2009 5:41 PM

oooh. aaaah.!

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