Melding Mind and Machine: How Close Are We?
Researchers investigate advances in BCI and consider the implications of linking our brains up to technology.... Read More...
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Connecting a Human Brain to the Internet in Real Time
A new project dubbed Brainternet can turn the brain into an Internet of Things node online.... Read More...
Creating Music by Thought Alone
Researchers have created a new musical instrument that can be controlled by thought alone. The instrument, dubbed the Encephalophone, may help as a rehabilitation tool for those with motor disabilities, the Frontiers in Human Neuroscience study reports.... Read More...
Mind Controlled Device Helps Stroke Patients Retrain Brain to Move Paralyzed Hands
Researchers use BCI and exoskeleton technology to allow people with paralyzed hands following stroke to regain movement and control of their limb.... Read More...
Locked-In ALS Patients Answer Yes or No Questions with Wearable fNIRS Device
fNIRS technology is allowing ALS patients who are 'locked in' to communicate, a new study reports.... Read More...
Researchers Directly Observe Concepts in Human Brain
Technological advances allow researchers to observe how the brain processes semantic information. ... Read More...
Brain Computer Interface Advance Allows Fast and Accurate Typing By People With Paralysis
New advances in brain computer interface technology allows three people with movement impairments to control a cursor by imagining their hand movements.... Read More...
Brain Computer Interface Allows Completely Locked In People to Communicate
Researchers have developed a BCI that can decipher and communicate the thoughts of those with locked in syndrome.... Read More...
Controlling Robotic Arms With The Brain
Researchers use non-invasive EEG technology to allow people to move a robotic arm with the power of their minds.... Read More...
Researchers Track Communication in Minimally Conscious Patient
Researchers document the restoration of communication in a minimally conscious patient by measuring brain function before and after communication returned.... Read More...
Implant Allows Locked In ALS Patient to Operate Speech Computer With Her Brain
A wireless neural implant has allowed a locked in ALS patient to operate a speech computer with her brain activity.... Read More...
Researchers Restore Leg Movement in Primates Using Wireless Neural Interface
Researchers have developed a wireless neural interface that bypasses the spinal cord and restores intentional walking movement to a primate's paralyzed leg.... Read More...