A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home to communicate, work and interact with the ...

UC Davis Health researchers developed a brain-computer interface that let a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis communicate independently at home for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California-developed brain implant has enabled a man who lost the ability to speak to communicate independently, browse the ...

Casey Harrell, a 47-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has gained the ability to speak and sustain a full-time job throughout his involvement in a groundbreaking clinical trial As ...

“I’m looking for a cheetah.” The curious statement popped onto the computer screen of a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who was no longer able to speak or to move his body below the neck. It ...

The number of people with electrodes in their brains is believed to have more than doubled in the last couple of years. This week, I covered the story of Casey Harrell—a man with ALS who is “the first ...