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Brain implant turn thoughts to words

Signals from an electrode implanted in the area of the brain responsible for generating speech, could help paralysed people get their "voice" back. Neuroscientists are able to record the signals from the neurons that surround the electrode. By analyzing the signals created when a "locked-in" patient imagines speaking, researchers have developed software that they hope one day will turn their thoughts into speech.

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