May 12, 2021 Composing thoughts: Mental handwriting produces brain activity that can be turned into text NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded project could help people with paralysis to communicate Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) designed to restore the ability to communicate in people with spinal cord injuries, ALS, or other neurological disorders. This system has the potential to work much more quickly than previous BCIs, and it does so by tapping into one of the oldest means of communications we have—handwriting. The research was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health's Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative as well as the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, both part of the NIH. The study appears in the May 12, 2021, issue of Nature. "Communication is central to how we function in society," said NIDCD Director Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A. "In today's world of internet-based communication, people with severe speech and physical impairments can face significant communication barriers and, potentially, isolation. We hope these findings will encourage commercial development of this latest BCI technology." Read more » Health Information Hearing, ear infections, etc. Balance Taste and smell Voice, speech, and language Popular Topics Do you need a hearing test? Ear infections Tinnitus Stuttering NIDCD now offers an easy way for you to get trusted, up-to-date content for your website. Learn more about content syndication >> The NIDCD, part of the National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts research and research training on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language and provides health information, based upon scientific discovery, to the public. For more information about NIDCD programs, see our website at www.nidcd.nih.gov. NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health® U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

 

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