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Matthew Willsey

@matthewwillsey.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan Lab Website: willseylab.org

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Brokoslaw Laschowski @drlaschowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Imagine a brain decoding algorithm that could generalize across different subjects and tasks. Today, we’re one step closer to achieving that vision. Introducing the flagship paper of our brain decoding program: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #neuroAI #compneuro @utoronto.ca @uhn.ca
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Nature @nature.com · 12/06/2025
Nature research paper: An instantaneous voice-synthesis neuroprosthesis go.nature.com/4kLPolK
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An instantaneous voice-synthesis neuroprosthesis - Nature
A brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis enables a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to synthesize his voice in real time by decoding neural activity, demonstrating the potential of brain–computer interfaces to enable people with paralysis to speak intelligibly and expressively.
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Texas ECE @utexasece.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
José del R. Millán of @utexasece.bsky.social is using a gentle electrical nudge to the spine to accelerate the learning process for BCIs www.ece.utexas.edu/news/jolt-in...
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A Jolt of Innovation for Brain-Computer Interfaces
Did you know it’s possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with just your thoughts, through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI)? But for many users, learning to operate these sys...
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Nature @nature.com · 11/06/2025
A man with a severe speech disability is able to speak expressively and sing using a brain implant that translates his neural activity into words almost instantly. go.nature.com/4dV6avS
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World first: brain implant lets man speak with expression ― and sing
Device translates thought to speech in real time.
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We had the opportunity to perform the first in-human implantation of a high-capacity brain-computer interface by Paradromics - a big step forward in BCI innovation. Video: michmed.org/3GWYw
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Brain-computer interfaces: first in-human recording with new, high-capacity device
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thank you @scifri.bsky.social team for having me.
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Today on the podcast, two experts discuss recent advances in brain-computer interfaces that have enabled people with paralysis to move virtual objects and communicate through speech using only their thoughts. Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
With brain-implanted devices, people with paralysis have been able to command computers to “move” virtual objects and even speak for them.
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Tune in to today as host Flora Lichtman, Sergey Stavisky, and I discuss brain-computer interfaces. Hear how BCIs could enable people with paralysis to control virtual quadcopters with their thoughts and restore communication w/ attempted speech. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/bra...
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Advances In Brain-Computer Interfaces For People With Paralysis
With brain-implanted devices, people with paralysis have been able to command computers to “move” virtual objects and speak for them.
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David Sussillo @sussillodavid.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Come see Nishal’s poster today at #cosyne2025 (Session 2, 2-051)! We’ve added a per-trial inferred bias to LFADS, boosting interpretability by turning multistable dynamics into contextual ones. Less murky, more meaningful with many practical applications such as denoising data.
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Great article by Hannah Mackay at the Detroit News on BCIs. Exciting time for BCI research; proud to be part of it. Special thanks to Jaimie Henderson and to coauthors at @stanfordnsurg.bsky.social and BrainGate2 team. Honored also to be mentioned with my former PhD mentor Cindy Chestek.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 02/02/2025
A study in Nature Medicine reports that a surgically implanted brain–computer interface can detect and decode finger movements in a person with paralysis, allowing them to play a video game. #Medsky 🧪
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A high-performance brain–computer interface for finger decoding and quadcopter game control in an individual with paralysis - Nature Medicine
A finger-based brain–computer interface was developed for a person with tetraplegia to allow him to fly a virtual quadcopter, an innovation that can lead to improved social connectedness, recreation and a sense of enablement.
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Delighted to announce that the FDA has granted us approval for an IDE that allows chronic implantation of Blackock arrays for investigational use. Eager to advance our iBCI research at UMich. Details forthcoming
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Stanford Neurosurgery @stanfordnsurg.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We celebrate the arrival of Frank Willett, PhD, who joins the department as an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery. Dr. Willett previously worked as a research scientist in the Neural Prosthetics Translational Lab, where he will continue as co-director: stan.md/frank-willett
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Nature @nature.com · 20/01/2025
Researchers have developed a device that let a 69-year-old man with paralysis fly a virtual drone using only his thoughts. go.nature.com/3E4es6Q
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Paralysed man flies virtual drone using brain implant
Device that links neural signals to fine movements provides unprecedented control over speed and direction in a video-game obstacle course.
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A brain-computer interface enabled a person with tetraplegia to control a virtual quadcopter using thought, showcasing potential advancements in remote work and recreational activities. doi.org/g82h63
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'Unprecedented' level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopter
A brain-computer interface, surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, provided an unprecedented level of control over a virtual quadcopter—just by thinking about moving his unresponsive fingers.
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Thank you @shellyfan.bsky.social for your insightful analysis of our study! A Paralyzed Man Just Piloted a Virtual Drone With His Mind Alone Read more at: singularityhub.com/2025/01/20/a...
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A Paralyzed Man Just Piloted a Virtual Drone With His Mind Alone
The 69-year-old flew a virtual drone in a video game, with the quadcopter dodging obstacles and whizzing through rings in real time.
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Matthew Willsey @matthewwillsey.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A BCI controlling virtual fingers is used to fly a high-performance virtual quadcopter. BCIs could allow people with paralysis to eventually play multiplayer video games with gamers who use video game controllers. @stanfordnsurg.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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