Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • STAT

    Experimental brain-controlled hearing aid can pick out voices in a crowd

    Researchers unveiled an experimental hearing aid that reads the mind, using artificial intelligence to separate the sounds of different speakers.
    by Sharon Begley May 15, 2019 3 minutes

    Buzz buzz secret hmmm hmmm don’t tell anyone garble garble layoffs …

    The brain is unsurpassed in its ability to pick out juicy tidbits and attention-grabbing voices against a cacophony of background noise. Hearing aids, however, stink at this “cocktail party effect”: Rather than amplifying a particular voice by selective attention, they amplify every sound equally.

    On Wednesday, — an experimental hearing aid that reads the mind. It uses artificial intelligence to separate the sounds of different speakers, detects brain

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from STAT

    STAT2 min read
    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re Reading About Lilly Buying A Plant, A Pfizer Antibiotic, And More
    Eli Lilly agreed to acquire a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin from Nexus Pharmaceuticals to produce injectable medicines amid shortages of Mounjaro and Zepbound.
    STAT2 min read
    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re Reading About Drug Shortages, Medicare Spending On An Alzheimer’s Drug, And More
    Medicare estimates a new Alzheimer’s drug could cost the program billions of dollars by next year — well beyond what Wall Street or the drug’s manufacturer project.
    STAT2 min readCrime & Violence
    STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re Reading About A Medicare Price-negotiation Ruling, Pharma’s Slipping Reputation, And More
    A U.S. judge dealt a blow to two drugmakers challenging the authority for Medicare to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs.

    Related Books & Audiobooks