# Brain implants let paralyzed man write on a screen using thoughts alone

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/brain-implants-let-paralyzed-man-write-on-a-screen-using-thoughts-alone-2/
- Published: 2021-05-17T09:30:23-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Illustration: The system uses two implanted electrode arrays that record the brain activity produced by thinking about writing letters. This information is then collected and processed in real time by a computer, which converts that data into words on a screen. Credit: Shenoy lab/Erika Woodrum. Article by Eric Mack. CNET – May 13, 2021. Researchers combine neural implants with AI to develop a “mindwriting” system that converts imagined writing to text on a screen. Humans have long been fascinated with the idea of someone or something that can read our minds — be it a telepath, a computer or Santa Claus. Now scientists say they’ve developed a system that combines machine learning and a brain-computer interface, or BCI, to read handwriting that takes place in the brain rather than on paper. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cnet.com Video: Brain Computer Interface Turns Mental Handwriting into Text on Screen – May 12, 2021.