Thursday, 15 March 2018
ICREA Prof. Jose A. Garrido explains BrainCom to the Dutch radio station BNR
The BNR radio station based in Amsterdam interviewed ICREA Prof. Jose A. Garrido to learn about the research on brain implants he leads at the ICN2 and in the context of European H2020 project BrainCom.
A team of European researchers is working on a brain implant that will eventually convert thoughts into speech. It is meant for people who have lost language processing and communication abilities. ICREA Professor José Antonio Garrido, leader of the ICN2 Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices Group and coordinator of the BrainCom project, explains how it works and why we should not be worried...
Listen to the whole interview (in Dutch and English):
https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/eyeopeners/10341079/van-gedachten-naar-spraak