Veronique Greenwood Updated Sat, October 21, 2023 at 9:04 AM MST System of neurons with glowing connections on black background (Andriy Onufriyenko via Getty Images)Some years ago, scientists in Switzerland found a way to make people hallucinate. They didn’t use LSD or sensory deprivation chambers. Instead, they sat people in a chair and asked them to...
by Stanford University Medical Center A research participant in the Dr. Edward Chang’s study of speech neuroprostheses, is connected to computers that translate her brain signals as she attempts to speak into the speech and facial movements of an avatar on Monday, May 22, 2023, in El Cerrito, Calif. At left is UCSF clinical research...
By Ben Coxworth December 01, 2022 This diagram illustrates how the carbon nanofibers are arranged differently in the sensor’s two stacked membranesNano Research, Tsinghua University While some assistance is available to individuals who lack the power of speech, verbally communicating with other people can still be challenging. A new face-worn strain sensor could help, as...
