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Brain-computer interface trials are taking off<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/06\/19\/1139270\/brain-computer-interface-trials-are-taking-off\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-19 05:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.technologyreview.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Synchron, another BCI company, is currently testing its devices in trials in North America and Australia. Shanghai-based Neuracle has been trialing a BCI since November 2024, and it\u00a0recently obtained approval for the device to be used outside of clinical trials. Precision Neuroscience, cofounded by a former co-creator of rival Neuralink, is also trialing its BCI, which sits on the surface of the brain.<\/p>\n

At the same time, academic research has continued. The UC Davis team that worked with Harrell is part of BrainGate\u2014a BCI research effort that has been running for the past two decades. Other academic teams are exploring a variety of devices, from the fully implanted to the minimally invasive.<\/p>\n

Since 2024, when Patrick-Krueger\u2019s paper was published, the number of people who have been implanted with a brain electrode has more than doubled, according to Vansteensel. \u201cMy current estimation would be around 150 people,\u201d she says.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The technology is improving too. Take the BrainGate trial, for example. The first 17 years of that trial focused on the use of what researchers call \u201cpoint-and-click\u201d communication\u2014allowing users to control a cursor and \u201cclick\u201d with their brain activity. But in recent years the team has pivoted toward decoding speech, says David Brandman, the lead investigator on the team (and the person who implanted Harrell\u2019s electrodes). Today, Harrell\u2019s device uses a voice clone\u2014the speech it produces is based on previous recordings of Harrell\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n

But BCIs are still experimental.<\/strong> And plenty of questions remain about who might benefit from them\u2014and how long the devices will last. So far, most BCIs have been implanted in people with spinal cord injuries. We know even less about how they might benefit other people who have ALS, for example. In some cases where the devices initially helped people with ALS\u2014even someone who was completely locked in\u2014the BCIs eventually stopped working. And scientists don\u2019t really know…<\/p>\n

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