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Neuralink Secures \$650 Million in Funding for Brain-Computer Interface Advancements
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company, secured \$650 million in funding to expand patient access to its technology, following successful human implants enabling severely paralyzed individuals to control devices with their thoughts, and with ongoing trials aiming for vision and spee...
Neuralink Secures \$650 Million in Funding for Brain-Computer Interface Advancements
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company, secured \$650 million in funding to expand patient access to its technology, following successful human implants enabling severely paralyzed individuals to control devices with their thoughts, and with ongoing trials aiming for vision and spee...
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48% Bias Score
Paralyzed Man Controls Computer with Neuralink Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh, paralyzed since 2016, became the first person to receive a Neuralink brain implant in January 2024, restoring some independence by enabling him to control computers with his thoughts; however, this raises significant ethical and privacy concerns.
Paralyzed Man Controls Computer with Neuralink Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh, paralyzed since 2016, became the first person to receive a Neuralink brain implant in January 2024, restoring some independence by enabling him to control computers with his thoughts; however, this raises significant ethical and privacy concerns.
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28% Bias Score
AI-Powered Robotic Arm Restores Independent Movement for Paralyzed Man
A paralyzed man, using a robotic arm controlled by his brain activity via electrodes and AI interpretation, has been able to independently drink water for seven months—a record duration in brain-computer interface research.
AI-Powered Robotic Arm Restores Independent Movement for Paralyzed Man
A paralyzed man, using a robotic arm controlled by his brain activity via electrodes and AI interpretation, has been able to independently drink water for seven months—a record duration in brain-computer interface research.
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36% Bias Score
Brain-Spinal Cord Implant Restores Walking in Paralyzed Patients
In a world-first surgery at Shanghai's Zhongshan and Huashan Hospitals, four paralyzed patients received brain and spinal cord electrode implants creating a 'nerve bypass', restoring leg movement within 24 hours and independent walking in some within two weeks.
Brain-Spinal Cord Implant Restores Walking in Paralyzed Patients
In a world-first surgery at Shanghai's Zhongshan and Huashan Hospitals, four paralyzed patients received brain and spinal cord electrode implants creating a 'nerve bypass', restoring leg movement within 24 hours and independent walking in some within two weeks.
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40% Bias Score
Brain-Computer Interface Enables Nonverbal Child to Make Popcorn, Spurring Wider Accessibility
Eight-year-old Clifford Lester, a nonverbal child with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria, used brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to make popcorn by imagining a smile, highlighting a $30 million investment to expand this technology's access to childre...
Brain-Computer Interface Enables Nonverbal Child to Make Popcorn, Spurring Wider Accessibility
Eight-year-old Clifford Lester, a nonverbal child with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria, used brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to make popcorn by imagining a smile, highlighting a $30 million investment to expand this technology's access to childre...
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52% Bias Score
Meta's Brain2Qwerty: Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Achieves Text Translation from Brain Signals
Meta's Brain2Qwerty, a non-invasive brain-computer interface tested on 35 volunteers in Spain, translates brain signals into text with varying accuracy depending on the imaging technology used (MEG achieving 32% CER, EEG 67%), showcasing a potential leap forward in assistive communication.
Meta's Brain2Qwerty: Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Achieves Text Translation from Brain Signals
Meta's Brain2Qwerty, a non-invasive brain-computer interface tested on 35 volunteers in Spain, translates brain signals into text with varying accuracy depending on the imaging technology used (MEG achieving 32% CER, EEG 67%), showcasing a potential leap forward in assistive communication.
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36% Bias Score
Chinese Brain-Machine Interface Restores Speech to ALS Patient
A Beijing hospital announced the world's first implantation of the NeuCyber Matrix BMI System, restoring communication to a 67-year-old ALS patient with aphasia; the device uses 128 channels to decode brain signals, achieving 52% accuracy after three hours of training.
Chinese Brain-Machine Interface Restores Speech to ALS Patient
A Beijing hospital announced the world's first implantation of the NeuCyber Matrix BMI System, restoring communication to a 67-year-old ALS patient with aphasia; the device uses 128 channels to decode brain signals, achieving 52% accuracy after three hours of training.
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Paralyzed Man Controls Computer with Neuralink Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh, paralyzed since 2016, became the first person to receive Neuralink's brain implant in January 2024, restoring some motor function by enabling him to control a computer with his thoughts, highlighting both the potential and ethical concerns of brain-computer interfaces.
Paralyzed Man Controls Computer with Neuralink Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh, paralyzed since 2016, became the first person to receive Neuralink's brain implant in January 2024, restoring some motor function by enabling him to control a computer with his thoughts, highlighting both the potential and ethical concerns of brain-computer interfaces.
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28% Bias Score
Brain-Spinal Cord Implants Restore Leg Movement in Paralyzed Patients
Four paralyzed patients in Shanghai underwent a world-first surgery implanting brain-spinal cord electrodes to restore leg movement; initial results show significant improvements, marking a breakthrough in neural function reconstruction.
Brain-Spinal Cord Implants Restore Leg Movement in Paralyzed Patients
Four paralyzed patients in Shanghai underwent a world-first surgery implanting brain-spinal cord electrodes to restore leg movement; initial results show significant improvements, marking a breakthrough in neural function reconstruction.
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40% Bias Score
China's BCI Push: New Standards and Action Plans
China's National Medical Products Administration approved new industry standards for BCI medical devices on February 25th, aiming to accelerate high-quality development and integration with AI in medicine, driven by an aging population and growing demand for neurological rehabilitation; Beijing and ...
China's BCI Push: New Standards and Action Plans
China's National Medical Products Administration approved new industry standards for BCI medical devices on February 25th, aiming to accelerate high-quality development and integration with AI in medicine, driven by an aging population and growing demand for neurological rehabilitation; Beijing and ...
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48% Bias Score
Meta's Non-Invasive Brain-to-Text System Achieves 32% Error Rate
Meta AI's Brain2Qwerty system translates brain signals into text non-invasively, achieving a 32% error rate with MEG and 19% in top performers, using a three-stage AI system; however, real-time capability is needed for clinical use.
Meta's Non-Invasive Brain-to-Text System Achieves 32% Error Rate
Meta AI's Brain2Qwerty system translates brain signals into text non-invasively, achieving a 32% error rate with MEG and 19% in top performers, using a three-stage AI system; however, real-time capability is needed for clinical use.
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20% Bias Score
PhD Research Reveals Simultaneous Action Preparation and Decision-Making in the Brain
Yvonne Visser's PhD research at Radboud University reveals that muscle preparation for actions happens simultaneously with decision-making, challenging traditional models. Her experiments, involving moving dots and muscle response measurements, show this parallel process influences decisions and has...
PhD Research Reveals Simultaneous Action Preparation and Decision-Making in the Brain
Yvonne Visser's PhD research at Radboud University reveals that muscle preparation for actions happens simultaneously with decision-making, challenging traditional models. Her experiments, involving moving dots and muscle response measurements, show this parallel process influences decisions and has...
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4% Bias Score
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