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Close-up of a neurosurgeon implanting a wireless brain-computer interface, symbolizing a medical breakthrough in communication for ALS patients.

University of Michigan neurosurgeons implant first wireless brain-computer interface

A person with ALS, previously unable to speak, now communicates at 56 words per minute thanks to a brain-computer interface, a rate approaching natural conversation, according to Space Daily .

Juliana Campos·June 19, 2026