The recent research of Ben Somers at ExPORL forms an important next step towards smart hearing aids. Ben and colleagues have succeeded to measure brain activity directly via a cochlear implant - which in the future could allow for a smart implant to continuously optimize its own settings.
Read more about this interesting research on the website of KU Leuven: NL: https://nieuws.kuleuven.be/nl/2021/experimenteel-gehoorimplantaat-slaagt-erin-om-hersengolven-te-registreren EN: https://nieuws.kuleuven.be/en/content/2021/experimental-hearing-implant-succeeds-in-registering-brain-waves De Tijd also published an article about Ben's work:We also did a Radio 1 interview on this topic (In Dutch, start op 45 minuten):
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