Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Brain implants that translate attempted speech into words are helping people with severe paralysis communicate more quickly, according to Science News and Nature.

Science News profiled Casey Harrell, a 47-year-old climate campaigner with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who uses a brain-computer interface to communicate with his family and colleagues.

Electrodes implanted in his brain record signals produced when he tries to speak. Computer algorithms decode the signals into words and sentences.

The system allows Harrell to send messages, write emails and speak through a computer-generated voice. Research cited by Science News found that he communicated more than 1.9 million words over nearly two years, averaging ...