Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication

Brainstem trauma or neurodegenerative diseases can often result in the inability to move or speak, despite intact cognition. The inability to communicate often results in severely decreased quality of life for individuals living with these conditions. Our recent work has shown that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), can employ neural signals to accurately decode attempted handwriting and speech at speeds that begin to enable naturalistic conversation, and thus improve quality of life.

Speaker: Erin Michelle Kunz, Stanford University