Synchron Returns to Melbourne for First Trial of Next-Generation Stentrode
The FOCUS-AU trial will test Synchron's advanced brain-computer interface in ten MND patients across three Australian hospitals, with surgery beginning in April.
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The FOCUS-AU trial will test Synchron's advanced brain-computer interface in ten MND patients across three Australian hospitals, with surgery beginning in April.
Five patients now carry the coin-sized wireless implant that sits on the brain's protective membrane rather than penetrating tissue, with one ALS patient decoding nearly 100 Chinese words.
A UMC Utrecht study found that a brain-computer interface trained on daytime neural signals produced 245 false commands per hour when the patient slept, exposing a fundamental problem for 24/7 assistive devices.
A brain-computer interface developed by Mass General Brigham and Brown University enabled two paralysed individuals to type at speeds rivalling able-bodied texting, with a word error rate of just 1.6 per cent.
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