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Writer Fuel: New Device Can Read Your Thoughts – From Your Jugular

Stentrode

After being fed through the jugular vein, a tiny, “thought-controlled” device can record brain activity from a nearby blood vessel, thus eliminating the need for doctors to crack open the skull, a small trial shows. The device, called Stentrode, is designed to let people with paralysis operate assistive technologies using only their thoughts. For example, … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Paralyzed Patient “Speaks” With New “Mind Reading” Device

Mind Reading Device - UCSF

A man who developed paralysis and lost his ability to speak following a stroke can now communicate using a system that translates his brain’s electrical signals into individual letters, allowing him to craft whole words and sentences in real time. To use the device, which receives signals from electrodes implanted in his brain, the man … Read more