ALS patient becomes first long-term power user of brain-computer interface implant
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Jessica Hamzelou
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Casey Harrell, a man with ALS, has become the first "power user" of a brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, using it for nearly three years to speak, browse the web, and work as a climate activist. The implant, received in July 2023, was developed and refined by a team at UC Davis. The article notes that the number of people with brain electrodes has more than doubled in recent years, signaling rapid growth in BCI technology trials.
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· 3 pulledHarrell is paralyzed and unable to speak coherently without the device.
He has now spent almost three years using a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables him to 'speak,' surf the web, and perform his job as a climate activist, largely independently.
The number of people with electrodes in their brains is believed to have more than doubled in the last couple of years.
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