ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2010Human Thought Can Voluntarily Control Neurons in BrainNeuroscience research involving epileptic patients with brain electrodes surgically implanted in their medial temporal lobes shows that patients learned to consciously control individual neurons deep in the brain with thoughts. Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 7, 2011Technique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in SpeechScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2011Researchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic ArmsEngineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities... Read More
Neurology·February 8, 2012Scientists Boost Memory by Stimulating Key Site in BrainMechanism holds potential for improving recall in dementia patients. Have you ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you... Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·April 20, 2012Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human BrainA miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research... Read More
artificial intelligenceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosRobotics·May 16, 2012Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and GraspNIH-funded study shows progress in brain-computer interface technology. In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach... Read More
artificial intelligenceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosRobotics·July 13, 2012Controlling Your Computer With Your EyesMillions of people suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries or amputees could soon interact with their computers and surroundings using just their eyes, thanks to a new device that costs less than £40 (~$63). Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 24, 2012Brainwave Training Boosts Network for Cognitive Control and Predicts Mind WanderingUsing several neuroimaging methods, a team of researchers working at the University of Western Ontario have now uncovered that functional changes within a key brain network occur directly after a 30-minute session of noninvasive, neural-based training. Read More
FeaturedRobotics·February 8, 2013Researchers Describe Technology that Lets Spinal Cord Injured Man Control Robot Arm with ThoughtsResearchers describe how an electrode array sitting on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old paralyzed man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. It also enabled him to move a robot arm to touch a friend’s hand for the first time in the seven years. Read More
FeaturedRobotics·February 12, 2013Neuroprosthesis Gives Rats the Ability to ‘Touch’ Infrared LightResearchers have given rats the ability to "touch" infrared light by fitting them with an infrared detector wired to microscopic electrodes implanted in the part of the mammalian brain that processes tactile information. The study demonstrated that a novel sensory input could be processed by a cortical region specialized in another sense without "hijacking" the function of this brain area. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2013Secrets of Human Speech UncoveredA new study has uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2013New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer InterfacesResearchers show that when humans use brain-computer interface technology, the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as waving a hand. This technology could help improve the daily lives of those who are paralyzed or lost specific abilities due to neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
