A Little Brain Music.

RESEARCH personnel; SOUND waves; BRAIN-computer interfaces; EPILEPSY

For now the researchers hope to generate crisper musical playback by packing the electrodes closer together on the brain's surface, enabling an even more detailed look at the electrical symphony the organ produces. The researchers hope their new model will improve brain-computer interfaces, devices that turn brain activity into synthesized speech for those who can no longer speak on their own. RESEARCHERS HOPE BRAIN implants will one day help people who have lost the ability to speak to get their voice back - and maybe even to sing. [Extracted from the article]

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