AP Spotlight A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Apr 5, 2025 Apr 5, 2025 Updated Oct 23, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time.kAmp=E9@F89 :E’D DE:== 6IA6C:>6?E2=[ E96J 9@A6 E96 3C2:?\4@>AFE6C :?E6C7246 42? D@>652J 96=A 8:G6 G@:46 E@ E9@D6 F?23=6 E@ DA62<]k^AmkAmp ?6H DEF5J 56D4C:365 E6DE:?8 E96 56G:46 @? 2 cf\J62C\@=5 H@>2? H:E9 BF25C:A=68:2 H9@ 4@F=5?’E DA62< 7@C `g J62CD 27E6C 2 DEC@<6] s@4E@CD :>A=2?E65 :E :? 96C 3C2:? 5FC:?8 DFC86CJ 2D A2CE @7 2 4=:?:42= EC:2=]k^Am kAmxE “4@?G6CED 96C :?E6?E E@ DA62< :?E@ 7=F6?E D6?E6?46D[” D2:5 v@A2=2 p?F>2?49:A2==:[ 2 4@\2FE9@C @7 E96 DEF5J AF3=:D965 :? 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