news: Eight years ago, a patient lost the ability to speak because of ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, which causes progressive paralysis. Now, after volunteering to receive a brain implant, the woman is now able to rapidly communicate phrases at a speed close to normal speech.
Important reasons: Even in an age of keyboards, thumb typing, emojis, and internet abbreviations, voice is still the fastest form of human-to-human communication. Scientists at Stanford University say their volunteers broke the previous record by using a brain-reading implant to communicate at his 62-word-per-minute speed, three times his previous high. says.
What’s next: Although the research has not been formally reviewed, experts hail the results as an important breakthrough. may open avenues. Read full text.
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Determination to live the year of the rabbit to the fullest
Yang Ziyi China Reporter
Last Sunday was Lunar New Year, the most important holiday for China and some other Asian cultures. It should be a chance to reset and grab a new chance.
In that spirit, I recently revisited my favorite China-focused MIT Technology Review article from last year, going back to the people I interviewed. I asked him what he wanted for the year.
