«When Claire Sonnenberg was born with cerebral palsy, her parents were told she would never talk, walk or do much of anything on her own.Now the smart and smiley 10-year-old plays video games, bakes and makes smoothies and pores over books using a brain-computer interface (BCI), technology that allows her to control devices and communicate using only her thoughts."We hear her speak, we hear her say I love you, we hear her activate her jeep and drive across the lawn ...” it's magic," said Claire's mom, Stephanie Sonnenberg, who lives in Okotoks, Alta.»
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How does it work?
Contrary to popular belief, BCI can’t read your mind, Kelly says. Instead, the app works like a translator, turning specific brainwaves into commands.
“You have to actually teach the system to recognize what your thoughts mean,” she said.
The headband needs to be calibrated each time it’s worn, which involves thinking of a specific word repeatedly, such as “go,” for several seconds. The Think2Switch system then understands that when detected, this brain signal means “go.” The process is repeated for other basic commands.
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