A Successful Mind-Reading Experiment

News Desk

Islamabad: American researchers successfully experiment word extraction from a disabled person’s brain and communicating these words via a computerized device to other people. It is made to help speech-impaired people to acquire language. By interpreting brain waves, a neuroprosthetic device aids in the production of complete sentences.

The results of testing a device known as a ‘neuroprosthetic device’ on a disabled individual by American experts seem promising. The device may eventually play a significant role, according to experts. Researchers from the University of California test the ‘neuroprosthetic device’ on a crippled individual who was unable to speak, interpret, or read, according to the news agency– ‘Agence France Presse’ (AFP).

Experts claim that during the trial, when a paralysed person’s mind was connected to a ‘neuroprosthetic device’, the technology interpreted 1150 words that entered that person’s head. The device detects that the disabled person said “anything is possible” for the first time. Then, more words are translated by the device.

How neuroprosthetic device works?

According to the study, a paralysed person can interpret 26 phrases using a “neuroprosthetic device”. However, one issue is that if someone says the word “cat” in English, the computer will instead say “Charlie Alpha Tango”. The disabled individual thinks of the word “catch” as soon as the devicemakes the first English word.

It should be noted that a ‘neuroprosthetic device’ is a computerized machine that uses artificial intelligence and is linked to the brain system of a human. When a paraplegic person thinks of saying certain phrases, the machine records or reads such ideas or words from their mind.

The system turns words or thoughts into alphabets after capturing or reading them. With the aid of artificial intelligence, a machine accomplishes this and either displays the results on the screen or reads them aloud.

The technology is comparable to the one used by British scientist Stephen Hawking, who communicated through a computer.