Chinese Doctors Implant Brain-Computer Interface in Woman Blinded by Retinitis Pigmentosa
Chinese doctors implanted a brain-computer interface in a 66-year-old woman who was blinded by retinitis pigmentosa, transmitting camera signals directly to her visual cortex. She can now walk independently, read text, and see changes in her grandson's height.
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This report provides specific recovery outcomes following the brain-computer interface implant, which can serve as a reference for progress in visual reconstruction brain-computer interfaces.
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Doctors in China have implanted a brain-computer interface (BCI) in a 66-year-old woman blinded by retinitis pigmentosa, transmitting camera signals directly to her visual cortex.
She can now navigate independently, read written words, and see how tall her grandson has grown. https://t.co/rR3Sim8jR2