[Article] New Brain-Machine Spelling Device Could Help the Paralyzed Communicate

1 · · Aug. 15, 2013, 12:21 a.m.
Scientists have found a way to use fMRI brain scans to read thoughts letter by letter in real time. They suggest their “brain-scanning speller” has potential for helping paralysed people who can’t move or speak, such as those with so-called “locked-in syndrome”, to have a conversation.   Read more : http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fmri-spelling-device...