Scientists have created a way for paralyzed people to communicate using thoughts read by a brain implant. Their work was published in one of the top journals in the world, but few years ago, their work was completely discredited. Megina kashevin is a biote reporter who recently wrote about neil's beer bomber uga chadri.
A groundbreaking new study claims to have found a way for a fully paralyzed person to communicate entirely via thought. But the scientists behind it have a checkered past.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Tori Dominguez and Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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