Tamara Kittelson to Become Executive Director of Clinician Task Force Tamara Kittelson, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, will become executive director of the Clinician Task Force (CTF) in January. Current CTF Executive Director Cara E. Masselink, Ph.D., OTRL, ATP, HPCS, made the official announcement in a Dec. 10 bulletin, saying, “Tamara is an occupational therapist, RESNA-certified ATP/SMS,…
Briefly: Clinician Task Force Announces Incoming Executive Director; UHN to Start Neuralink Procedures
Study: Speech Neuroprosthesis Demonstrates Quick Setup, Accuracy in ALS Patient
Brain-computer interfaces can be easier to operate than eye-gaze and other systems for people living with paralysis.
A brain-computer speech interface implanted in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was brought up to speed quickly and demonstrated impressive accuracy, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The study — “An Accurate and Rapidly Calibrating Speech Neuroprosthesis” — was published by the NEJM on Aug. 14.…
Synchron Announces Successful Brain-Computer Interface with Apple Vision Pro
An ALS patient named Mark has used his thoughts to operate the spatial computing system.
Synchron has announced that a patient using its brain-computer interface has successfully used his thoughts to control the cursor of the Apple Vision Pro, a spatial computing system. In a July 30 press release, Brooklyn-based Synchron said Mark, a 64-year-old with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), “successfully used his direct thoughts to control the cursor on…