Army-Funded Algorithm Decodes Brain Signals

A new machine-learning algorithm can successfully determine which specific behaviors--like walking and breathing--belong to which specific brain signal, and it has the potential to help the military maintain a more ready force. At any given time, people perform a myriad of tasks. All of the brain and behavioral signals associated with these tasks mix together to form a complicated web. Until now, this web has been difficult to untangle and translate. But researchers funded by the U.S. Army developed a machine-learning algorithm that can model and decode these signals, according to a Nov. 12 press release.