Oct 22, 2026//4 MIN
A third of 'unresponsive' ICU patients moved a sound with their minds
Columbia researchers stuck routine EEG sensors on 41 brain-injured patients who couldn't respond. About one in three steered a tone by imagining moving a hand.
Brain-computer interfaces and the merger of mind and machine.
Columbia researchers stuck routine EEG sensors on 41 brain-injured patients who couldn't respond. About one in three steered a tone by imagining moving a hand.
Across 1,222 participants, people with AI help did better, then fell apart when it was taken away.
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