A Brain Implant That Turns Your Thoughts Into Text
Tom Oxley - TED
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June 3, 2022
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What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode - an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the brain, without the need for open surgery.

Neurotech entrepreneur Tom Oxley describes the intricacies of this breakthrough technology, which is currently enrolling participants in human trials, as well as how it could help restore dignity to those with disabilities -- and transform the future of communication.

Tom Oxley is a brain-computer interface specialist and the founder and CEO of Synchron, a neural interface technology company.

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