A surgically implanted device currently in clinical trials could allow people with disabilities to operate apple inc‘s AAPL iPhones and iPads using their brains.

What happened: The device called synchronous switch made by Synchron, a brain-computer interface company, works with a series of sensors known as stentrodes. The sensors are inserted into the brain through a blood vessel.

Users can then wirelessly control the Synchron Switch from their chest, according to to Semafor.

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The technology works like other accessibility features like alternate switches. The only difference is that instead of a foot tap or a head nod, it registers the user’s brainwaves, reported Apple Insider.

Rodney Gorham, a retired software salesman in Australia with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is one of six people using this device.

When Gorham remembers to tap his foot, his iPad registers the message as a tap on the screen, allowing him to use Synchron Switch to send text messages with just one word.

“We’re excited about iOS and Apple products because they’re so ubiquitous. And that would be the first brain switch input into the device,” said Tom Oxley, co-founder and CEO of Synchron.

Why it matters: Synchron is the first company to receive FDA approval to conduct clinical trials with a computer brain implant. The technology could be seen as a major boon for patients with severe mobility impairments, according to the Apple Insider report.

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