{
  "id": 19796241,
  "title": "More autonomy, fewer NDAs: Volunteers have new requests for brain implant trials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/more-autonomy-fewer-ndas-volunteers-have-new-requests-for-brain-19796241",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-13T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MIT Tech Review Biotech",
    "slug": "mit-tech-review-biotech",
    "url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/11/13/1148474/more-autonomy-fewer-ndas-volunteers-have-new-requests-for-brain-implant-trials/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have been working on ways to decode brain activity for decades. Teams have developed brain implants that can be used to control robotic limbs and computers, and even to “speak.” The people who volunteer for trials of those devices play a vital role in that research, and they ought to be recognized for their…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}