A research group presented a successful experiment to connect the human mind with wireless commands via a computer, which is a major breakthrough for paralyzed patients, according to a report published by the British newspaper The Independent.
And researchers at Brown University in the United States say - according to the report - that the system is able to send brain signals "with great accuracy and with full computer clarity."
One clinical trial of BrainGate technology involved a small transmitter that connects to a person's motor cortex.
And the paralyzed participants used the system to control a tablet computer, according to reports in the scientific journal IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
Participants were able to achieve print speeds, pointing and clicking accuracy on a computer using wireless commands from the brain, as is the case with wired systems.
"We have demonstrated that this wireless system is functionally equivalent to the wired systems that were the gold standard," says John Semeral, assistant professor of engineering at Brown University.
"The signals are recorded and transmitted at a suitably similar resolution, which means we can use the same decoding algorithms that we used with wired equipment," he added.
"The only difference is that people no longer need a physical restriction of our equipment, which opens up new possibilities in terms of how to use the system," he added.
This innovation represents the latest advance in the rapidly growing field of neural interface technologies, which has attracted the ideas of tech pioneers like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
Musk recently revealed that his startup Neuralink had already tested a wireless chip on a monkey's brain that would allow him to play video games.
Participants in the last experiment - aged between 35 and 63 years - were paralyzed through spinal cord injuries.
They were able to use the wireless system continuously for up to 24 hours at home, not in the lab.
The relative ease of use meant that trained caregivers were able to establish wireless connections, indicating that the study could continue while the pandemic has forbidden researchers from visiting participants' homes.
"With this system, we can look at brain activity at home over long periods in a way that was almost impossible before," says Lee Hochberg, a professor of engineering at Brown University and head of the Brain Gate clinical trial.
"This will help us design decoding algorithms that provide smooth, intuitive and reliable restoration of communication and mobility for paralyzed persons," he adds.