World first: brain implant lets man speak with expression — and sing
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A man with a severe speech disability is able to speak expressively and sing using a brain implant that translates his neural activity into words almost instantly. The device conveys changes of intonation when he asks questions, emphasizes the words of his choice and allows him to hum a string of notes in three pitches.
eMurmur, an Ontario-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its suite of algorithms designed to evaluate heart recordings captured by digital stethoscopes.
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