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An Experimental Platform to Study the Closed-loop Performance of Brain-machine Interfaces

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Brain-machine interfaces for real-time speech synthesis.

Frank H Guenther¹, Jonathan S Brumberg

¹Departments of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences and Cognitive & Neural Systems, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. guenther@bu.edu

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This study demonstrates brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) enabling speech synthesis with real-time audio feedback. These neural prostheses show potential for restoring near-conversational speech for those with severe speech impairments.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Speech Science

Background:

Individuals with locked-in syndrome and severe speech impairments lack effective communication methods.
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) offer a potential avenue for restoring communication by translating neural activity into speech.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the feasibility of using brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to generate synthetic speech with near-instantaneous audio feedback.
To explore the potential of neural prostheses for individuals with severely impaired speech output.

Main Methods:

A human volunteer with locked-in syndrome had neural signals recorded via an intracranial electrode in a speech-related region.
Wireless transmission of neural signals drove a formant synthesizer to produce vowels.
A second study used electroencephalography (EEG) to detect imagined movements in a neurologically normal user driving the same synthesizer.

Main Results:

The intracranial electrode successfully enabled a locked-in syndrome patient to produce vowels using a speech synthesizer.
The EEG-based study demonstrated that imagined movements could also control the speech synthesizer.
Both studies achieved near-instantaneous audio feedback, crucial for natural speech production.

Conclusions:

The findings support the feasibility of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) for speech restoration.
Neural prostheses utilizing these methods hold promise for providing near-conversational synthetic speech.
This technology could significantly improve communication for individuals with severe speech disabilities.