A person without voluntary muscle control
communicated
Why it matters: The field of assistive technology has for many
years been able to help disabled persons communicate through eye-gaze devices.
But what if a person cannot fixate their gaze well enough for the device to
work? The answer, according to a new study, is auditory neurofeedback, which
involves matching someone's brain wave frequency to a desired tone, word or
phrase. This feedback has allowed a person in a locked-in state due to
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to communicate verbally.
Full Story: Live Science (3/22)
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