In a neuroprosthetic first, ALS patient sends social media message via brain-computer interface

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Philip O’Keefe, a 62-year-old amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient in Australia recently became the first person to post a message on social media using only his thoughts. On December 23, he posted an initial brief message, “Hello World,” on Twitter. The technology that allowed O’Keefe to send his message was developed … Read more