This is nothing short of stunning, had no idea anyone was even close to this sort of interface. And it’s only an 8-bit input! Fuck me, I would have made a (totally ignorant) guess of at least a couple of thousand sensors.
it’s 256 electrodes, yes, but the article doesn’t say whether those electrodes are simple digital signals or if each one has some analog range they resolve. Even if it’s 100% binary, the tresholding (what level of neural activity is considered a 1 or 0) could be adaptive.
This is amazing technology. I can’t imagine how it would feel to have your ability to speak and even sing back after losing it.
I also wonder whether this could let someone sing or speak outside their normal range. When I was young I was in the school choir - after puberty hit and my voice dropped, I still had the muscle memory for high notes that my vocal cords would not allow.
This is nothing short of stunning, had no idea anyone was even close to this sort of interface. And it’s only an 8-bit input! Fuck me, I would have made a (totally ignorant) guess of at least a couple of thousand sensors.
Hoped for a video. :(
it’s 256 electrodes, yes, but the article doesn’t say whether those electrodes are simple digital signals or if each one has some analog range they resolve. Even if it’s 100% binary, the tresholding (what level of neural activity is considered a 1 or 0) could be adaptive.
This is amazing technology. I can’t imagine how it would feel to have your ability to speak and even sing back after losing it.
Ah! Didn’t consider the input could be analog and not 1 or 0. That opens up a wide range!
I also wonder whether this could let someone sing or speak outside their normal range. When I was young I was in the school choir - after puberty hit and my voice dropped, I still had the muscle memory for high notes that my vocal cords would not allow.