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Brain implant lets ALS patient control Amazon’s Alexa with thought: ‘Gives me back the independence I’m losing’

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Brain implant lets ALS patient control Amazon's Alexa with thought: 'Gives me back the independence I'm losing'

A man affected by ALS has become the first person in the world to control an Amazon Alexa digital assistant through his thoughts – thanks to a brain implant created by a New York-based neurotech startup. Synchron – a company specializing in medical technology solutions – has implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) into a blood … Read more

One day, we could all have brain chips to help remember where our keys are: scientists

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One day, we could all have brain chips to help remember where our keys are: scientists

Michael Kahana, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, has been studying memory for more than 30 years: how it works and what’s happening when it doesn’t. He’s not just fascinated by memory loss caused by traumatic brain injury — which affects more than 5 million people in this country — or the estimated 7 … Read more