
NeuroscienceApril 1, 2019
Machines That Translate Wants into Actions
A new generation of brain-machine interfaces can deduce what a person wants
Richard A. Andersen is James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience and the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center Leadership chair and center director at the California Institute of Technology. He studies the neural mechanisms of sight, hearing, balance, touch and action, as well as the development of neural prostheses. Andersen is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.

Machines That Translate Wants into Actions
A new generation of brain-machine interfaces can deduce what a person wants