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Tag: brain computer interfaces

Comment: Artificial intelligence turns brain activity into speech

Feb 20, 2019

in AI, Clinical, Note

brain computer interfaces, communication, speech recognition, stroke

People who have lost the ability to speak after a stroke or disease can use their eyes or make other small movements to control a cursor or select on-screen letters. (Cosmologist Stephen Hawking tensed his cheek to trigger a switch mounted on his glasses.) But if a brain-computer interface could re-create their speech directly, they…
Physiotherapy in 2050: Ethical and clinical implications

Jul 17, 2015

in Education, Physiotherapy, Technology

3d printing, aging, algorithms, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, brain computer interfaces, clinical education, ethics, gene therapy, genetic modification, nanotechnology, physiotherapy education, professional ethics, prosthetics, robotics, virtual reality

This post describes a project that I began earlier this week with my 3rd year undergraduate students as part of their Professional Ethics module. The project represents a convergence of a few ideas that have been bouncing around in my head for a couple of years and are now coming together as a result of…