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Brain-computer interface enables avatar speech and gestures for people with paralysis

A scientific team has shown that a new brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow people with vocal tract and bodily paralysis to convey both speech and upper-body gestures simultaneously. While BCIs have facilitated one or the other in the past, this new system is the first to enable both modes of communication at once, more closely replicating natural expression.

Brain-computer interface enables avatar speech and gestures for people with paralysis

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