Meet Ameya Kharade, the 17-year-old Nashua student whose $1,800 brain-reading system aims to turn brain activity into speech at implant-like speeds without surgery
- According to Barron Prize Winners website data, Ameya’s work is rooted in his close family member’s loss of speech following a stroke when Ameya was sevenFor someone who can speak, putting a thought into words is almost effortless.
- For millions of people living with conditions such as ALS, severe stroke or paralysis, that simple act can become impossible even when the mind remains fully active.
- At 17, Nashua, New Hampshire, student Ameya Kharade is working on a way to close that gap without putting a device inside the brain.
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- According to Barron Prize Winners website data, Ameya’s work is rooted in his close family member’s loss of speech following a stroke when Ameya was sevenFor someone who can speak, putting a thought into words is almost effortless.
- For millions of people living with conditions such as ALS, severe stroke or paralysis, that simple act can become impossible even when the mind remains fully active.
- At 17, Nashua, New Hampshire, student Ameya Kharade is working on a way to close that gap without putting a device inside the brain.
Sources: Times of India