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Ann Johnson sits in her wheelchair with a cord plugged into a neuroprosthesis implant while she participates in a clinical trial helping to restore her ability to speak with a brain-computer interface

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A stroke stole her ability to speak. Eighteen years later, scientists used AI to bring it back.

Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again.

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Mind & body

UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory

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Mind & body

Science of Happiness: How to feel hope in a time of uncertainty

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Mind & body

Are groovy brains more efficient?

Ann Johnson sits in her wheelchair with a cord plugged into a neuroprosthesis implant while she participates in a clinical trial helping to restore her ability to speak with a brain-computer interface
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Berkeley Voices: A stroke left her ‘locked in.’ With the help of AI, she heard her voice again.

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Watch a UC Berkeley neurologist explain how concussions really work

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Researchers simulate an entire fly brain on a laptop. Is a human brain next?

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UC Berkeley Professor Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

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New study shows how the brain reacts emotionally to the real world

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The Science of Happiness: Being kind is good for your health

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Berkeley Voices: One brain, two languages

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What bats can teach us about the evolution of human speech

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Three years in, ‘uniquely Berkeley’ psychedelic research center looks to the future

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UC Berkeley’s Alison Gopnik wins Rumelhart Prize in Cognitive Science

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Study sheds light on where conscious experience resides in the brain

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UC Berkeley psychedelics poll shows support, opportunity for research

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