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Writings from the Neural Interface

One step closer to a brain-computer interface: Generative AI decodes images and speech from fMRI recordings

Posted on June 03, 2023

This post compares two new research papers that use generative AI techniques to ‘read’ images and text from human brain activity patterns. The first paper generates sentences that subjects heard in…

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Wrist-worn neural interfaces have come of age: Facebook Reality Labs and Cala Health

Posted on October 06, 2021

Neural interfaces may be mainstream before we know it, in very familiar form. Facebook's Reality Labs division is working on a consumer device that senses tiny nerve signals at the wrist to offer…

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Going Long on the Vagus nerve: Startups Re-discover the Autonomic Neuromodulation Goldmine

Posted on June 04, 2021

Electrical stimulation of the Vagus nerve to treat chronic disease has been around for 35 years, with mixed success. Fifteen ventures, as many therapeutic areas, and billions of dollars later, a new…

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China's Brain-Computer Interface Landscape in 2021: Has the Dragon Woken up to Neurotech?

Posted on April 17, 2021

Chinese brain-computer interface research is about a decade behind the US or Europe but is likely to catch up quickly as the government pours funding into the China Brain Project. Local manufacturers…

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