The numbers tell a politically uncomfortable truth. A survey of all Grade 4 children in Makhanda’s no-fee public schools this ...

Can a thought-controlled wheelchair or robotic dog become as second nature to control as the movement of one’s legs and arms?

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive development, and dignity.

Artificial intelligence is starting to do more than transcribe what we say. By learning to read the brain’s own electrical ...

Scientist from Shanghai, China developed and trained a brain-computer interface that can decode Mandarin Chinese syllables. Neurological conditions — such as strokes and degenerative diseases — can ...

Abstract: This paper presents a weighted finite state transducer (WFST) based syllable decoding and transduction framework for keyword search (KWS). Acoustic context dependent phone models are trained ...

Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) capable of instantly translating a person’s thoughts into written Mandarin Chinese. The technology expands the reach of BCIs, devices that ...

Examining and decoding bird calls is becoming an increasingly popular field of study, as scientists like me are discovering that many birds - including mountain chickadees - follow systematic rules to ...

I approach a flock of mountain chickadees feasting on pine nuts. A cacophony of sounds, coming from the many different bird species that rely on the Sierra Nevada’s diverse pine cone crop, fill the ...