China’s semi-invasive BMI helps patient ‘speak’ Chinese

A Chinese research team has successfully implanted a semi-invasive brain-machine interface (BMI), allowing an aphasic patient to communicate in Chinese and paralyzed patients to control devices. The NeuCyber Matrix BMI System, developed by CIBR and NeuCyber NeuroTech, uses wireless technology to capture brain signals with over 98% functionality post-surgery.

An ALS patient regained basic communication within days, with real-time decoding accuracy reaching 52%. The semi-invasive approach minimizes trauma while enabling fast neural signal processing. Researchers see this breakthrough as a potential long-term solution for neurological conditions like ALS, stroke, and aphasia.

Source – CGTN