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Brain implants helped create a digital avatar of a stroke survivor’s face

Brain implants helped create a digital avatar of a stroke survivor’s face

The implant doesn’t record thoughts. Instead it captures the electrical signals that control the muscle movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, and voice box—all the movements that enable speech. For example, “if you make a P sound or a B sound, it involves bringing the lips together. So that would activate a certain proportion of […]