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21 documented moments · Opening collection, checked September 2026
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What if the body could answer intention again?

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Why these moments belong together

Walking and communication studies explore different ways of translating intention into action. The 2024 and 2026 speech records follow the same participant; the walking study is a thematic connection.

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Walking and communication studies explore different ways of translating intention into action. The 2024 and 2026 speech records follow the same participant; the walking study is a thematic connection.

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Access / Emerging

A way back to conversation.

A man with ALS used an experimental brain–computer interface to turn attempted speech into conversation.

Researcher Nicholas Card preparing the interface, with participant Casey Harrell behind him.
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The human possibility

For one participant, the system supported self-paced conversations.

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The open edge · Restoring a voice

What would it take to go further?

Test reliability, safety, and usefulness with more participants and longer follow-up.

An open research direction, not a promised outcome.
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