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‘Multifunctional’ brain implant translates speech and gestures in real time

A proof-of-concept study reports that a single implanted array of 253 electrodes on the brain's sensorimotor cortex can capture neural signals related to both speech and body movement and use artificial intelligence to turn brain activity into on-screen text while driving a personalized animated avatar, decoding verbal and non-verbal communication simultaneously within seconds of the user's intent.