Speech may soon be federally recognized as more than just what happens in a face-to-face conversation after thousands of people with disabilities and their advocates said that communications by phone, ...

It was a hard fight to get insurance companies to cover dedicated text-to-speech devices for speech-impaired patients, but it finally happened in 2001, according to a report in The New York Times. Now ...

In this 2017 photo provided by the University of California, San Francisco, neurosurgeon Dr. Edward Chang is reflected in a computer monitor displaying brain scans as he performs surgery at UCSF. In a ...

About 3 million people in the United States stutter, a speech disability that affects their career, social life and self-esteem. Robbie Passell, 27, said he last tried speech therapy in the second ...

Researchers at Stanford University have developed new technology that could lead to game-changing advancements in assisted-speech devices. The small sensor is implanted in the brain and could help ...

A novel study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience provides the first evidence that a simple and inexpensive non-invasive speech-to-touch sensory substitution device has the potential ...

In a remarkable application of modern technology, scientists at the University of California have created a device that can decode signals from the brain’s speech centers to produce speech through a ...

In recent weeks, some interesting Microsoft patents have emerged, including ideas such as an en route UAV delivery system, voice input integration with third-party apps for Cortana, and more. Now, ...

A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract — an ...

Someday, people who have lost their ability to speak may get their voice back. A new study demonstrates that electrical activity in the brain can be decoded and used to synthesize speech. The study, ...

At age nine, Arsh Shah Dilbagi asked his parents for a puppy; they gave him a Lego kit instead. Undeterred, Arsh used it to construct a dog. Now 17, the tech prodigy is still building his dreams from ...