A researcher in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis lab involved in the latest BCI clinical trial activity mentioned 68 patients have undergone BCI implant for quality of life improvement - primarily the ability to control/user computers; some of these patients are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients. They further advised the diaphragmatic pacer intervention remains viable and in active research . . . Since the various BCI devices can provide access to the natural 'Breathe' signal one's brain produces a problem with Noninvasive ventilation and diaphragmatic pacing can be alleviate, maybe even eliminated . . . the signal can be used to synchronize pulmonary muscle activity and thereby improve the performances of these medical intervention . . . produce median shifts beyond twenty moons.
The BCI researchers are seeking to substantially advance the number a patients the US FDA will allow to undergo BCI intervention . . . don't hold your breath, but this is good news and likely to be true to the best of my knowledge and belief.