

Ian Burkhart
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@iburkhart
VP of North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium. President of Ian Burkhart Foundation. Founder of BCI Pioneers Coalition.



California-based Cognixion is launching a clinical trial to allow paralyzed patients with speech disorders the ability to communicate without an invasive brain implant. wired.com/story/this-sta…

We are honored to welcome and work with these amazing institutions: @UHouston, @ASUEngineering, @WestVirginiaU, @GeorgiaTech, @UMBC, @TecdeMonterrey, @UniversidadMH, @UABNews, and @Northeastern.





Tomorrow. Join us on Instagram and Twitter for live Q&As. 10-11AM: @bcipioneers' @iburkhart& guests @bciguys + @TarynSouthern [Instagram] 3-4PM: *The* James Johnson takes over our Twitter 5-6PM: @BCIcanDoBetter and @bciguys [Instagram] (MST) See you soon. #BCI x #Starwars 💫








A brain-computer implant enabled a 30-year-old with paralysis to lift a pretzel to his mouth. It’s a frontier in a field that Elon Musk wants to push far beyond with his company’s device. nyti.ms/3W9J62q

Elon Musk has said his company @Neuralink will restore sight and full-body motion to people who've lost them. But the U.S. brain-computer interface field is not close to either goal: nyti.ms/3HwrGsC







