{"id":125699,"date":"2025-05-17T10:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=125699"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:56:07","slug":"apple-integrates-thought-controlled-iphone-access-via-synchrons-brain-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/science\/125699-apple-integrates-thought-controlled-iphone-access-via-synchrons-brain-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Integrates Thought-Controlled iPhone Access via Synchron&#8217;s Brain Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apple has officially recognized neural interfaces as a native input method for iPhones, iPads, and Vision Pro headsets through a partnership with Synchron, a Bill Gates- and Jeff Bezos-backed neurotech startup, New Atlas reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration enables users with severe mobility limitations to control devices via brain signals detected by Synchron\u2019s minimally invasive &#8220;Stentrode&#8221; implant\u2014a mesh of electrodes threaded through blood vessels to the brain, avoiding open-skull surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-105353.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-105353.png 798w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-105353-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-17-105353-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The system translates motor signals into commands via a wearable transmitter and wireless processor. 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