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Neural engineering

Novel decoder helps people with paralysis click-and-drag a computer cursor using just their thoughts

08 Oct 2021 Arjan Singh Puniani 
A digital painting by a study participant with paralysis
Connect the dots: A digital painting created by a study participant with paralysis. The Pittsburgh-based team developed a new algorithm for deciphering brain signals in brain–computer interfaces, enabling the person to not just select and apply different colours (point-and-click), but also trace contours and erase numbers (click-and-drag). (Courtesy: J. Neural Eng. 10.1088/1741-2552/ac16b2)
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Arjan Singh Puniani is a student contributor to Physics World. Arjan is pursuing an MSc in neural engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Find out more about our student contributor networks
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