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posted by martyb on Sunday October 30 2016, @01:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the HOW-DO-I-TURN-THIS-*@!*#-THING-OFF? dept.

Ever wonder what it would be like if a device could decode your thoughts into actual speech or written words? While this might enhance the capabilities of already existing speech interfaces with devices, it could be a potential game-changer for those with speech pathologies, and even more so for "locked-in" patients who lack any speech or motor function.

[...] This study presents the Brain-to-text system in which epilepsy patients who already had electrode grids implanted for treatment of their condition participated. They read out texts presented on a screen in front of them while their brain activity was recorded. This formed the basis of a database of patterns of neural signals that could now be matched to speech elements or "phones."

When the researchers also included language and dictionary models in their algorithms, they were able to decode neural signals to text with a high degree of accuracy. "For the first time, we could show that brain activity can be decoded specifically enough to use ASR technology on brain signals," says Herff. "However, the current need for implanted electrodes renders it far from usable in day-to-day life."

The full journal article is available: Automatic Speech Recognition from Neural Signals: A Focused Review. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2016; 10 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00429

Tried it. It kept writing, "OMG, ponies!"

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  • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Sunday October 30 2016, @08:21PM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Sunday October 30 2016, @08:21PM (#420624) Homepage

    I've got one already. It's great. It's so much easier than typing. Boobs.

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