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Stanford Study Translates Thoughts into Text: Mind Reading Breakthrough

2/27/2026

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A Stanford University study used brain electrodes to translate thoughts into text on a screen, showing real-time readouts of internal speech.
The participant is a 52-year-old woman who has been paralyzed by a stroke for 19 years.
The study also involved three patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and tested the technique for translating thoughts into real-time text.
Researchers describe the work as a significant step toward mind reading.

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A Stanford University study used brain electrodes to translate thoughts into text on a screen, showing real-time readouts of internal speech.
The participant is a 52-year-old woman who has been paralyzed by a stroke for 19 years.
The study also involved three patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and tested the technique for translating thoughts into real-time text.
Researchers describe the work as a significant step toward mind reading.