A UCSF team got a paralyzed person to control an avatar that talks and gestures at once, from brain signals alone. Most speech neuroprosthetics still sound flat. Adding the body back changes what talking feels like.
Brain-computer interface enables avatar speech and gestures for people with paralysis
A scientific team has shown that a new brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow people with vocal tract and bodily paralysis to convey both speech and upper-body gestures simultaneously. While BCIs ha...
medicalxpress.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A UCSF team got a paralyzed person to control an avatar that talks and gestures at once, from brain signals alone. Most speech neuroprosthetics still sound flat. Adding the body back changes what talking feels like.
A UCSF team got a paralyzed person to control an avatar that talks and gestures at once, from brain signals alone. Most speech neuroprosthetics still sound flat. Adding the body back changes what talking feels like.
Brain-computer interface enables avatar speech and gestures for people with paralysis
A scientific team has shown that a new brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow people with vocal tract and bodily paralysis to convey both speech and upper-body gestures simultaneously. While BCIs ha...
medicalxpress.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A UCSF team got a paralyzed person to control an avatar that talks and gestures at once, from brain signals alone. Most speech neuroprosthetics still sound flat. Adding the body back changes what talking feels like.
AI mediated brain computer interfaces may increasingly translate population level neural dynamics into adaptive control signals for communication and neuroprosthetics.
Dr Atlas Karamroudi
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#Neurotechnology
Dr Atlas Karamroudi
#BrainComputerInterface
#Neurotechnology
September 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
AI mediated brain computer interfaces may increasingly translate population level neural dynamics into adaptive control signals for communication and neuroprosthetics.
Dr Atlas Karamroudi
#BrainComputerInterface
#Neurotechnology
Dr Atlas Karamroudi
#BrainComputerInterface
#Neurotechnology
Sensory restoration via brain-computer interfaces: a scoping review arxiv.org/abs/2606.15091 "Teams developing high-density invasive stimulation interfaces rarely collaborate with teams building non-invasive sensory substitution setups"; #BCI #NeuroTech
Sensory Restoration via Brain-Computer Interfaces: A Scoping Review
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore sensory and motor function in individuals with severe neurological impairment, but the literature is fragmented between invasive neuroprosthetics and non-i...
arxiv.org
September 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Sensory restoration via brain-computer interfaces: a scoping review arxiv.org/abs/2606.15091 "Teams developing high-density invasive stimulation interfaces rarely collaborate with teams building non-invasive sensory substitution setups"; #BCI #NeuroTech
Sensory restoration via brain-computer interfaces: a scoping review https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.15091 "Teams developing high-density invasive stimulation interfaces rarely collaborate with teams building non-invasive sensory substitution setups"; #bci #neurotech
Sensory Restoration via Brain-Computer Interfaces: A Scoping Review
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore sensory and motor function in individuals with severe neurological impairment, but the literature is fragmented between invasive neuroprosthetics and non-invasive electrophysiological decoders, with inconsistent terminology and metrics. This scoping review maps BCI-mediated sensory restoration along a unified 2x2 framework (invasiveness x signal direction), charts representative modalities and their trade-offs, and synthesizes a convergence roadmap for the field. Eligible sources were peer-reviewed studies, clinical trials, and authoritative reviews on BCI or neuroprosthetic systems for sensory or motor restoration, substitution, or augmentation, published in English between 1969 and 2025, restricted to high-impact venues to prioritize landmark evidence. Rather than an exhaustive database search, we charted a purposively assembled, citation-chained corpus of 31 pivotal sources for modality, signal type, invasiveness, signal direction, resolution, clinical risk, cost, and regulatory maturity. We define and distinguish restoration, substitution, and augmentation, and map the corpus onto the four quadrants of the framework. The corpus is dominated by efferent restoration (21 of 31) and invasive interfaces (22 of 31), and is concentrated after 2015 (25 of 31). Non-invasive, AI-augmented silent-speech decoding has matured rapidly since 2023, while invasive speech and motor neuroprostheses have achieved near-conversational communication rates. The unified taxonomy clarifies trade-offs between pathways and the role of foundation models in closing the gap between them. We outline a near-, medium-, and long-term roadmap toward closed-loop, bidirectional restoration, and identify gaps in metric standardization, longitudinal evidence, and cross-community collaboration as priorities for future research.
arxiv.org
September 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Sensory restoration via brain-computer interfaces: a scoping review https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.15091 "Teams developing high-density invasive stimulation interfaces rarely collaborate with teams building non-invasive sensory substitution setups"; #bci #neurotech
I made the mistake of looking at the blog. Stopped reading after factual errors in the first bit blatant to anyone knows the history of neuroprosthetics It’s sad because they lose all scientific credibility with the false hype ‘first to‘ bullshit, and I know people there who know it’s BS.
September 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I made the mistake of looking at the blog. Stopped reading after factual errors in the first bit blatant to anyone knows the history of neuroprosthetics It’s sad because they lose all scientific credibility with the false hype ‘first to‘ bullshit, and I know people there who know it’s BS.
Could a brain implant read the number you're thinking of? 🧠💻
Andreas Nieder discusses the future of neuroprosthetics. You can watch the full episode on our channel linktr.ee/neuroscience...
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Andreas Nieder discusses the future of neuroprosthetics. You can watch the full episode on our channel linktr.ee/neuroscience...
#Neuroprosthetics #BrainComputerInterface
August 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Could a brain implant read the number you're thinking of? 🧠💻
Andreas Nieder discusses the future of neuroprosthetics. You can watch the full episode on our channel linktr.ee/neuroscience...
#Neuroprosthetics #BrainComputerInterface
Andreas Nieder discusses the future of neuroprosthetics. You can watch the full episode on our channel linktr.ee/neuroscience...
#Neuroprosthetics #BrainComputerInterface
It's interesting (and true) that the wetter something is, the grosser it is. I wonder how much of this is tied into the fact that humans don't have hygroreceptors. That's why we can't tell if something is properly dry fresh out of a clothes dryer.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The biology of skin wetness perception and its implications in manual function and for reproducing complex somatosensory signals in neuroprosthetics
Our perception of skin wetness is generated readily, yet humans have no known receptor (hygroreceptor) to signal this directly. It is easy to imagine the sensation of water running over our hands or t...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
It's interesting (and true) that the wetter something is, the grosser it is. I wonder how much of this is tied into the fact that humans don't have hygroreceptors. That's why we can't tell if something is properly dry fresh out of a clothes dryer.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Okay cybersecurity for intimate neuroprosthetics is an absurdly good writing prompt
Now I kinda need to know what other writers would do with it.
Now I kinda need to know what other writers would do with it.
August 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Okay cybersecurity for intimate neuroprosthetics is an absurdly good writing prompt
Now I kinda need to know what other writers would do with it.
Now I kinda need to know what other writers would do with it.
Extract: The Department of Chemistry seeks a postdoctoral researcher for a project on graphene-based nerve interfaces. The role involves designing and fabricating implantable devices for neuroprosthetics.
August 21, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Extract: The Department of Chemistry seeks a postdoctoral researcher for a project on graphene-based nerve interfaces. The role involves designing and fabricating implantable devices for neuroprosthetics.
University of Jyväskylä is hiring:
Postdoctoral Researcher for Development of Graphene-Based Nerve Interface Device
#postdoc #engineering #neuroprosthetics
Postdoctoral Researcher for Development of Graphene-Based Nerve Interface Device
#postdoc #engineering #neuroprosthetics
August 21, 2026 at 5:42 AM
University of Jyväskylä is hiring:
Postdoctoral Researcher for Development of Graphene-Based Nerve Interface Device
#postdoc #engineering #neuroprosthetics
Postdoctoral Researcher for Development of Graphene-Based Nerve Interface Device
#postdoc #engineering #neuroprosthetics
I said: my work has been *related* to his (e.g. below). Actually, I did my PhD on this stuff (check my website). Of course Judea is very careful with his precise formulations - but then he falls back on to these causal, mechanistic ways of thinking. Why? How?!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Mental causation via neuroprosthetics? A critical analysis - Synthese
Some recent arguments defending the genuine causal efficacy of the mental have been relying on empirical research on neuroprosthetics. This essay presents a critical analysis of these arguments. The p...
link.springer.com
August 20, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I said: my work has been *related* to his (e.g. below). Actually, I did my PhD on this stuff (check my website). Of course Judea is very careful with his precise formulations - but then he falls back on to these causal, mechanistic ways of thinking. Why? How?!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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August 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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"ReVision's progress will offer important data points for the entire sensory restoration field, potentially influencing how investors and regulators approach the next generation of ambitious neural interface programs." neurotech.com/news/2026-07... #BCI #blindness
ReVision Implant Secures €4 Million to Advance Next-Generation Visual Neuroprosthetics
European neurotechnology startup ReVision Implant has closed a €4 million funding round, injecting fresh capital into one of the field's most technically deman
neurotech.com
August 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"ReVision's progress will offer important data points for the entire sensory restoration field, potentially influencing how investors and regulators approach the next generation of ambitious neural interface programs." neurotech.com/news/2026-07... #BCI #blindness
【神経補綴と神経変調の統合が拓く未来】（2026/08/03, 海外研究チーム）
■神経補綴と神経変調の連携で、身体機能回復の新たな道筋を探索
■神経活動の双方向制御を通じ、より自然で適応的なBCI（脳コンピュータインタフェース）実現への期待が高まる
■脳損傷後のリハビリや神経疾患治療に、高精度な個別化介入の可能性を示唆
※ニューロプロステティクスは機能代替、ニューロモジュレーションは神経活動調整を目的とする
■神経補綴と神経変調の連携で、身体機能回復の新たな道筋を探索
■神経活動の双方向制御を通じ、より自然で適応的なBCI（脳コンピュータインタフェース）実現への期待が高まる
■脳損傷後のリハビリや神経疾患治療に、高精度な個別化介入の可能性を示唆
※ニューロプロステティクスは機能代替、ニューロモジュレーションは神経活動調整を目的とする
Coupling neuroprosthetics with neuromodulation - Nature Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience - Coupling neuroprosthetics with neuromodulation
www.nature.com
August 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
【神経補綴と神経変調の統合が拓く未来】（2026/08/03, 海外研究チーム）
■神経補綴と神経変調の連携で、身体機能回復の新たな道筋を探索
■神経活動の双方向制御を通じ、より自然で適応的なBCI（脳コンピュータインタフェース）実現への期待が高まる
■脳損傷後のリハビリや神経疾患治療に、高精度な個別化介入の可能性を示唆
※ニューロプロステティクスは機能代替、ニューロモジュレーションは神経活動調整を目的とする
■神経補綴と神経変調の連携で、身体機能回復の新たな道筋を探索
■神経活動の双方向制御を通じ、より自然で適応的なBCI（脳コンピュータインタフェース）実現への期待が高まる
■脳損傷後のリハビリや神経疾患治療に、高精度な個別化介入の可能性を示唆
※ニューロプロステティクスは機能代替、ニューロモジュレーションは神経活動調整を目的とする
the neuroprosthetics were the only expensive part. panopticon runs on ad tech that already existed.
July 22, 2026 at 3:08 AM
the neuroprosthetics were the only expensive part. panopticon runs on ad tech that already existed.
Hah, that's pretty accurate! The beef is below. But yea, the point is that one can identify a macro-physical (macro-neural) variable with which the mental variable is identical. That's why neuroprosthetics works! It's alarming that philosophy can be done in such an off-hand way as in this case.
July 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hah, that's pretty accurate! The beef is below. But yea, the point is that one can identify a macro-physical (macro-neural) variable with which the mental variable is identical. That's why neuroprosthetics works! It's alarming that philosophy can be done in such an off-hand way as in this case.
Well, the issue is a bit more subtle than that. And I think there's a lot to be learned in philosophy and cognitive science from neuroprosthetics. But it is baffling indeed how Significant Names in Significant Journals make simple claims that neuroprosthetics is a demonstration of mental causation.
July 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Well, the issue is a bit more subtle than that. And I think there's a lot to be learned in philosophy and cognitive science from neuroprosthetics. But it is baffling indeed how Significant Names in Significant Journals make simple claims that neuroprosthetics is a demonstration of mental causation.
But seriously.. The demonstration that you can bend spoons with your mental powers is strikingly similar to the idea that you can demonstrate how mental causation is real by appealing to neuroprosthetics (which is in fact something that Big Names in current philosophy have suggested).
Mental causation via neuroprosthetics? A critical analysis - Synthese
Some recent arguments defending the genuine causal efficacy of the mental have been relying on empirical research on neuroprosthetics. This essay presents a critical analysis of these arguments. The p...
link.springer.com
July 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM
But seriously.. The demonstration that you can bend spoons with your mental powers is strikingly similar to the idea that you can demonstrate how mental causation is real by appealing to neuroprosthetics (which is in fact something that Big Names in current philosophy have suggested).
Electromyography provides a window into muscle and nervous system communication.
Gilgal J. Ansah, a PhD student at the @University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, shared his work on neural interfaces, neuroprosthetics, and electrical stimulation.
#TReNDCaMinA2026
Gilgal J. Ansah, a PhD student at the @University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, shared his work on neural interfaces, neuroprosthetics, and electrical stimulation.
#TReNDCaMinA2026
July 18, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Electromyography provides a window into muscle and nervous system communication.
Gilgal J. Ansah, a PhD student at the @University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, shared his work on neural interfaces, neuroprosthetics, and electrical stimulation.
#TReNDCaMinA2026
Gilgal J. Ansah, a PhD student at the @University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, shared his work on neural interfaces, neuroprosthetics, and electrical stimulation.
#TReNDCaMinA2026
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Paralysed man regains hand function through novel brain technology—The so-called double neural bypass method is a further advance in fast-developing efforts to build neuroprosthetics to restore motor abilities and speech. www.ft.com/content/65d6... @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Paralysed man regains hand function through novel brain technology
Patient went from not being able to lift his hands to his face to independently wiping his mouth
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July 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Paralysed man regains hand function through novel brain technology—The so-called double neural bypass method is a further advance in fast-developing efforts to build neuroprosthetics to restore motor abilities and speech. www.ft.com/content/65d6... @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Lifecycle Governance in Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurotechnology: Temporal Mismatch and the Problem of Responsibility Diffusion Adaptive closed-loop neurotechnologies, including adaptive deep brain stimulation, responsive neuroprosthetics, and bidirectional brain–computer interfaces,
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July 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Lifecycle Governance in Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurotechnology: Temporal Mismatch and the Problem of Responsibility Diffusion Adaptive closed-loop neurotechnologies, including adaptive deep brain stimulation, responsive neuroprosthetics, and bidirectional brain–computer interfaces,
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Lifecycle Governance in Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurotechnology: Temporal Mismatch and the Problem of Responsibility Diffusion Adaptive closed-loop neurotechnologies, including adaptive deep brain stimulation, responsive neuroprosthetics, and bidirectional brain–computer interfaces,
#sociology link
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July 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Lifecycle Governance in Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurotechnology: Temporal Mismatch and the Problem of Responsibility Diffusion Adaptive closed-loop neurotechnologies, including adaptive deep brain stimulation, responsive neuroprosthetics, and bidirectional brain–computer interfaces,
#sociology link
#sociology link
Lifecycle Governance in Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurotechnology: Temporal Mismatch and the Problem of Responsibility Diffusion Adaptive closed-loop neurotechnologies, including adaptive deep brain stimulation, responsive neuroprosthetics, and bidirectional brain–computer interfaces,
#sociology link
#sociology link
July 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Lifecycle Governance in Adaptive Closed-Loop Neurotechnology: Temporal Mismatch and the Problem of Responsibility Diffusion Adaptive closed-loop neurotechnologies, including adaptive deep brain stimulation, responsive neuroprosthetics, and bidirectional brain–computer interfaces,
#sociology link
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