biomedical – Warren B. Nelms Institute

Participant wearing the 32-channel EEG headcap during imagined handwriting data collection. The monitor displays a 40 BPM metronome used to synchronize character imagination, while EEG signals are recorded on the laptop.

Thinking Out Loud: EEG-Enabled Communication Allows Users to ‘write with their thoughts’

June 29, 2026

Millions of people with medical conditions such as paralysis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, or severe speech impairments are unable to easily communicate with the world around them. Even simple tasks like typing or speaking can become impossible, leaving them dependent on slow or limited assistive technologies. A project by […]