Editing Brain–computer interface (section)

====Communication====
In May 2021, a Stanford University team reported a successful proof-of-concept test that enabled a quadraplegic participant to produce English sentences at about 86 characters per minute and 18 words per minute. The participant imagined moving his hand to write letters, and the system performed handwriting recognition on electrical signals detected in the motor cortex, utilizing [[Hidden Markov models]] and [[recurrent neural networks]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Willett FR, Avansino DT, Hochberg LR, Henderson JM, Shenoy KV | title = High-performance brain-to-text communication via handwriting | journal = Nature | volume = 593 | issue = 7858 | pages = 249–254 | date = May 2021 | pmid = 33981047 | pmc = 8163299 | doi = 10.1038/s41586-021-03506-2 | bibcode = 2021Natur.593..249W }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Willett FR |title=Brain-Computer Interface Research: A State-of-the-Art Summary 10|chapter=A High-Performance Handwriting BCI|date=2021 |pages=105–109| veditors = Guger C, Allison BZ, Gunduz A |series=SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering|place=Cham|publisher=Springer International Publishing|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-79287-9_11|isbn=978-3-030-79287-9 |s2cid=239736609}}</ref>

A 2021 study reported that a paralyzed patient was able to communicate 15 words per minute using a brain implant that analyzed vocal tract motor neurons.<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Hamilton J | date = 14 July 2021 | url = https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/14/1016028911/experimental-brain-implant-lets-man-with-paralysis-turn-his-thoughts-into-words | title = Experimental Brain Implant Lets Man With Paralysis Turn His Thoughts Into Words | work =  All Things Considered | publisher = NPR }}</ref><ref name="Neuroprosthesis for Decoding Speech"/>

In a review article, authors wondered whether human information transfer rates can surpass that of language with BCIs. Language research has reported that information transfer rates are relatively constant across many languages. This may reflect the brain's information processing limit. Alternatively, this limit may be intrinsic to language itself, as a modality for information transfer.<ref name=":5">{{cite journal | vauthors = Pandarinath C, Bensmaia SJ | title = The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands | journal = Physiological Reviews | date = September 2021 | volume = 102 | issue = 2 | pages = 551–604 | pmid = 34541898 | doi = 10.1152/physrev.00034.2020 | pmc = 8742729 | s2cid = 237574228 }}</ref>

In 2023 two studies used BCIs with recurrent neural network to decode speech at a record rate of 62 words per minute and 78 words per minute.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Willett |first1=Francis R. |last2=Kunz |first2=Erin M. |last3=Fan |first3=Chaofei |last4=Avansino |first4=Donald T. |last5=Wilson |first5=Guy H. |last6=Choi |first6=Eun Young |last7=Kamdar |first7=Foram |last8=Glasser |first8=Matthew F. |last9=Hochberg |first9=Leigh R. |last10=Druckmann |first10=Shaul |last11=Shenoy |first11=Krishna V. |last12=Henderson |first12=Jaimie M. |date=2023-08-23 |title=A high-performance speech neuroprosthesis |journal=Nature |volume=620 |issue=7976 |language=en |pages=1031–1036 |doi=10.1038/s41586-023-06377-x |pmid=37612500 |pmc=10468393 |bibcode=2023Natur.620.1031W |issn=1476-4687}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Metzger |first1=Sean L. |last2=Littlejohn |first2=Kaylo T. |last3=Silva |first3=Alexander B. |last4=Moses |first4=David A. |last5=Seaton |first5=Margaret P. |last6=Wang |first6=Ran |last7=Dougherty |first7=Maximilian E. |last8=Liu |first8=Jessie R. |last9=Wu |first9=Peter |last10=Berger |first10=Michael A. |last11=Zhuravleva |first11=Inga |last12=Tu-Chan |first12=Adelyn |last13=Ganguly |first13=Karunesh |last14=Anumanchipalli |first14=Gopala K. |last15=Chang |first15=Edward F. |date=2023-08-23 |title=A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control |journal=Nature |volume=620 |issue=7976 |language=en |pages=1037–1046 |doi=10.1038/s41586-023-06443-4 |pmid=37612505 |pmc=10826467 |bibcode=2023Natur.620.1037M |s2cid=261098775 |issn=1476-4687}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Naddaf |first=Miryam |date=2023-08-23 |title=Brain-reading devices allow paralysed people to talk using their thoughts |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02682-7 |journal=Nature |volume=620 |issue=7976 |pages=930–931 |language=en |doi=10.1038/d41586-023-02682-7|pmid=37612493 |bibcode=2023Natur.620..930N |s2cid=261099321 }}</ref>