This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A brain implant could help people type — ...

For people with near-total paralysis, the ability to communicate easily in real time is a challenge. For years, scientists have been working to remedy that by developing devices that can decode brain ...

Two participants tried the device, which translates thoughts of specific finger movements into strokes on a virtual keyboard. Brown University People with paralysis affecting their speech and hands ...