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Writings from the Neural Interface
Beyond Handwriting: Speculating on what is next for Ctrl Labs' Wristband Neural Interface
Posted on April 02, 2024Ctrl Labs within Meta’s Reality Labs division released a paper about their incredible progress on a generalizable wristband-based generalizable neural interface. The choice of a handwriting demo task…
Read full postOne step closer to a brain-computer interface: Generative AI decodes images and speech from fMRI recordings
Posted on June 03, 2023This post compares two new research papers that use generative AI techniques to ‘read’ images and text from human brain activity patterns. The first paper generates sentences that subjects heard in…
Read full postWrist-worn neural interfaces have come of age: Facebook Reality Labs and Cala Health
Posted on October 06, 2021Neural interfaces may be mainstream before we know it, in very familiar form. Facebook's Reality Labs division is working on a consumer device that senses tiny nerve signals at the wrist to offer…
Read full postGoing Long on the Vagus nerve: Startups Re-discover the Autonomic Neuromodulation Goldmine
Posted on June 04, 2021Electrical stimulation of the Vagus nerve to treat chronic disease has been around for 35 years, with mixed success. Fifteen ventures, as many therapeutic areas, and billions of dollars later, a new…
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