Groundbreaking brain implant powers communication from thoughts alone
This revolutionary technology holds the promise of enabling individuals suffering from neurological disorders, such as ALS and more
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 12
Breakthrough technology reconstructs speech directly from brain activity
Researchers created and used complex neural networks to recreate speech from brain recordings, promising transformative advancements.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 26
Paralysed people can talk using their thoughts thanks to novel brain-reading devices
AI advancements combined with brain-reading implants have empowered two paralyzed individuals to communicate more rapidly and accurately.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 11
You can train your brain to hear better, research finds
Subtle changes can make it difficult to understand speech in challenging situations, such as in noisy or reverberant environments.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 11
You can train your brain to hear better, study finds
People who lose the thread of a conversation during a noisy cocktail party might be dealing with problems detecting rapid changes in sound.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 11, 2022
You can train your brain to hear better in chaotic and noisy environments
Researchers found that people aged 18-30 and 65-85 with normal hearing could all be trained to boost their ability to differentiate sounds.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 11, 2022
Train your brain to hear better in chaotic and noisy environments
Speed, or “rate,” of sound changes can make it difficult to understand speech in challenging situations, such as in noisy environments.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 7, 2022
Ever tried to say one word but said another by mistake? New study shows why
The precise role of each subregion in the brain in real-time speech feedback has until now remained unclear.
JD Shavit
- Dec 22, 2021
What if we have to talk without moving our hands?
Researchers at UPF and the University of Padua discover what happens when we do not use our hands to explain something.
JD Shavit
- Aug 6, 2021
Learning music can boost language and speech skills
Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain.
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