Q&A with Galen Buckwalter, a 69-year-old BCI recipient in a Caltech brain implant study, on his recent ability to use the implant to produce musical tones
Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.
Galen is a longtime musician and has a punk rock band, Siggy, which incorporated musical tones he made with his thoughts in a new song called “Wirehead”. Give it a listen: https://www.youtube.com/...
Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful. https://www.wired.com/...
Galen Buckwalter, a quadriplegic, received a brain implant in 2024 that is allowing him to create music with his thoughts. — “It is so empowering to be able to do entirely unique things,” he says. — I spoke with Galen about the process and the importance of creativity: www.wi…