A muscle-computer interface would allow users to interact with their computers even if their hands are occupied with other objects (e.g., carrying a briefcase, holding a phone or a cup of coffee, etc) ...

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help ...

Clinical trial testing session with trial participant, Bravo1, and Chang Lab researcher David Moses. During the session, a neuroprosthesis recorded the participant’s cortical activity while he ...

The brain surgeon began as he always does, making an incision in the scalp and gently spreading it apart to expose the skull. He then drilled a 3-inch circular opening through the bone, down to the ...

Speech user interfaces are like the holy grail for computing. We talk to each other to communicate, and sci-fi stories—from HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the ship's computer in Star Trek—point to ...

A new interface can accurately read your thoughts and turn them into speech. This new brain-to-speech tech could help people with speech disabilities like ALS speak again. A new study showcasing the ...

It is not difficult to imagine a future where humans speak to their smart home and have as meaningful an interaction as they do with each other. Such ideas have been portrayed in television shows and ...

The company's research into a consumer mind-reading device is over, for now. Some scientists said it was never possible anyway. The spring of 2017 may be remembered as the coming-out party for Big ...