A wearable EEG patch is reported to record stable brain signals over 24 hours, including during sleep. Traditional EEG systems are often uncomfortable and typically limited to controlled testing environments, and reliable long-duration recording has faced technical and practical challenges.
In a new Columbia study, unresponsive ICU patients were able to raise and lower the frequency of a beeping tone with their minds, using noninvasive EEG electrodes that recorded and translated their brain waves. Such a brain-computer interface may give these patients a voice.
Devices linking human minds to computers are rapidly progressing. Currently, these brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) enable patients with severe paralysis to communicate, use digital devices, or control smart homes with their brains.
Neurotech startup Bridge Neurotech has launched with plans to build a wearable brain-computer interface that uses ultrasound, positioning itself as a rival to Sam Altman's Merge Labs. The report offers few further details.