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First-Ever Single Brain Implant Can Translate Speech and Gestures at the Same Time

Learn how advances in neurotechnology and artificial intelligence could one day help people with paralysis speak and gesture simultaneously through a personalized virtual avatar.

First-Ever Single Brain Implant Can Translate Speech and Gestures at the Same Time

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