There is a new minuscule brain chip called the MiBMI, and researchers touted that this new implant can transform thoughts into text with ease, also claiming that it has a high accuracy in doing so. It has the potential to deliver a new capability and help people with motor disabilities unlock better communication capabilities with the use of this brain-machine interface (BMI).
This new tiny brain chip is a powerful device that can decode neural signals and turn them into readable text that they may pass along.
MiBMI: New Tiny Silicon Brain Chip Can Transform Thoughts to Text
Swiss researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) unveiled their latest BMI development which improves more of the current available ones in the market. This is called the MiBMI, or the Miniature Brain-Machine Interface, which offers an "extremely small" and low-power Silicon chip that can transform thoughts into text.
The researchers have published their study in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, claiming that it increases the efficiency and scalability of these types of implants.
One of its many promises is restoring and enhancing the communication feats of people with severe motor impairments.
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Silicon Brain Chip Features High Accuracy, Minimal Invasiveness
According to the study, the Silicon-based MiBMI can translate complex neural signals into readable text with as much as 91 percent accuracy. Moreover, it is a small chip that is only 8mm2 in size, making it a practical device that has minimal invasiveness which paves the way for safe and practical clinical implants.
It can help patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease, as well as those suffering from spinal injuries.
Brain-Machine Interfaces for Improved Quality of Life
The many marvels and robust capabilities of technology include wide possibilities of bringing back functions after people lose them, and this includes brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) that promise a better future. One of the most popular developments in the present is Elon Musk's Neuralink, with its brain chip working wonders that help improve its first patient's quality of life.
Neuralink has since allowed Noland Arbaugh, the first person with the implant, to rediscover his love for gaming after being a quadriplegic.
However, there is a company looking to rival Neuralink, and this is from a co-founder and former executive of the company who established a new one called Precision Neuroscience, boasting 4,096 electrodes on the human brain.
Still, there are more studies conducted by different researchers and universities to develop new brain-computer technology that could restore essential functionalities and more. EPFL's new MiBMI has a significant promise for disabled people, using its tiny Silicon brain chip to help them communicate their thoughts into text and also implants this with minimal invasiveness making it safer than others in the market.
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