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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Breakthrough brain implant enables paralysed woman to steam thoughts into voice

A brain implant has restored speech in a woman with severe paralysis, a breakthrough advance in enabling communication for people who have lost the ability to speak.

The implant, detailed in a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience on Monday, solves a long-standing challenge of latency in using prosthesis for speech.

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