A paralyzed German man learned to communicate simple sentences using his brain activity through a newly developed brain-computer interface.

The device allowed him to communicate simple requests, such as “massages,” “soup,” or “beer.” This is the first occurrence in which a paralyzed person used a neural interface to communicate actual words, according to a new study.

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