Brain-implanted device allows an ALS patient to 'speak' again
6Casey Harrell has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was able to communicate again thanks to a brain-implanted device developed by researchers at UC Davis Health.
Surgeons implanted four microelectrodes in the left precentral gyrus, the brain region responsible for coordinating speech.
The technology detects the movement intent of speech muscles and translates brain patterns into phonemes and words in real time.
Harrell has used the device in both spontaneous and guided conversations, in person and via video calls. His synthetic voice (which plays from the computer he uses) was created from recordings made before his illness using artificial intelligence.
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