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In a trial, four patients with complete locked-in syndrome \u2013 who are incapable of making even small eye movements or subtle blinks \u2013 were able to respond \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d to spoken questions using their thoughts alone. The system detected their responses by measuring changes in blood oxygen levels and electrical activity in the brain.<\/p>\n

The breakthrough study was published in PLOS Biology<\/a>. \u201cThe striking results overturn my own theory that people with complete locked-in syndrome are not capable of communication\u201d, said Niels Birbaumer<\/a>, a neuroscientist at the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering<\/a> in Geneva and senior author of the paper. \u201cIf we can replicate this study in more patients I believe we could restore useful communication in completely locked-in states for people with motor neuron diseases.\u201d The brain-computer interface could transform the lives of such patients, allowing them to express feelings and opinions to their loved ones and caregivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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