摘要 |
In a method of assisting a subject [110] to generate speech [132], at least one first neural impulse is sensed from a first preselected location [112] in the subject's brain. A first preselected sound is associated with the first neural impulse. The first preselected sound is generated in an audible format. In an apparatus for assisting the subject [110] to generate speech [132], at least one sensor senses a neural impulse [112] in the subject's brain and generates a signal representative thereof. An electronic speech generator [130] generates a phoneme in response to the generation of the signal [134]. An audio system generates audible sounds [132] corresponding to the phoneme based upon the signal received from the speech generator [130]. |