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David Braman

David Braman

David Brandman, MD, PhD, is a functional neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at UC Davis, co-director of the UC Davis Neuroprosthetics Lab.

Sep 8, 2026

2:13
We're going upstream of the paralysis, recording information from a couple hundred neurons in the brain, and then using artificial intelligence algorithms to map the patterns of brain activity we observe to what the
2:26
person's trying to say.
2:27
So people living with spinal cord injuries, brain stem strokes, or ALS undergo surgical implantations of microelectrode arrays into their brain and then work with scientific teams to develop next generation neurotechnologies.
2:38
And what our brain computer interfaces allowed Casey to do is speak for himself.
2:43
What I mean by that is Casey's the ultimate power user.
2:46
He's used the system for thousands of hours, has said millions of words, and in fact, we've actually used artificial intelligence to mimic the sound of his voice so that when he tries to speak, it sounds like him.
2:56
It's truly spectacular what he's been able to do.
ClarissaHOST
3:03
What's your thinking there?
2:23
We're going upstream of the paralysis, recording information from a couple hundred neurons in the brain, and then using artificial intelligence algorithms to map the patterns of brain activity we observe to what the person's
2:35
trying to say.
2:36
So people living with spinal cord injuries, brain stem strokes, or ALS undergo surgical implantations of microelectrode arrays into their brain and then work with scientific teams to develop next generation neurotechnologies.
2:48
And what our brain computer interfaces allowed Casey to do is speak for himself.
2:53
What I mean by that is Casey's the ultimate power user.
2:55
He's used the system for thousands of hours, has said millions of words, and in fact, we've actually used artificial intelligence to mimic the sound of his voice so that when he tries to speak, it sounds like him.
3:05
It's truly spectacular what he's been able to do.
3:13
What's your thinking there?

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