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Postdoctoral researcher Erin Kunz holds up a microelectrode array that can be placed on the brain's surface as part of a brain-computer interface.

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These brain implants speak your mind — even when you don’t want to

by Jon Hamilton August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Brain-implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also decode words they imagine, but don’t intend to share.

Phillip McKenzie, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a fall in 2012, uses a brain-computer interface developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to navigate complex virtual tasks that simulate everyday activities,

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Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities

by Jon Hamilton June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

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Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder

by Jon Hamilton February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

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