ALS Advancement Uses Thought-Driven Control

For people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the loss of independence is difficult to accept. Apple has developed the Brain-Computer Interface Human Interface Device (BCI HID) protocol, available for all developers to use. Synchron is now in trials using the protocol with a device similar to a stent which, once implanted, allows the user to use thought to control apps on an iPad as well as other devices. Fascinating development in the tech world!