Chinese researchers say they have developed the world’s first bionic auditory neural interface, creating a complete artificial auditory neural circuit integrating sound acquisition, neuromorphic encoding, natural semantic processing and bioelectrical signal output. In animal trials, deaf rabbits implanted with the interface regained sound perception and could recognize distinct vocal commands to perform tasks such as typing and kicking a ball.

2026-07-13

Chinese researchers say they have developed the world’s first bionic auditory neural interface, creating a complete artificial auditory neural circuit integrating sound acquisition, neuromorphic encoding, natural semantic processing and bioelectrical signal output. In animal trials, deaf rabbits implanted with the interface regained sound perception and could recognize distinct vocal commands to perform tasks such as typing and kicking a ball.