FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 10, 2019Researchers discover how the brain changes when mastering a new skillLearning a new skill may involve the generation of new neural activity patterns. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotech·April 8, 2019Five Australian patients to trial new brain reading device to help speech and movementA minimally invasive brain implant is to be tested on humans for the first time. The device, named Stentrode, will be placed in blood vessels in the motor cortex, and researchers believe it will help improve movement and speech for those with a range of neurological disorders. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotechPsychology·April 8, 2019Advances in deep brain stimulation could lead to new treatmentsResearchers discuss the potential of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, OCD, Tourette syndrome and other disorders. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 12, 2019Neurofeedback Gets You Back In the ZoneNeurofeedback can be used to modify a person's state of arousal in order to improve performance in sensory motor tasks, biomedical engineers report. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 1, 2019Bungee Jumping For Science: Measuring Readiness Outside the LabAsking participants to bungee jump helps researchers measure Bereitschaftspotential, or readiness potential, outside the lab setting. Researchers say their findings will help in the development of BCIs to assist quadriplegics to control neuroprosthetics. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 21, 2018Brain Computer Interface Enables People with Paralysis to Control TabletsResearchers report a brain computer interface can enable those with paralysis to directly operate tablet technology just by thinking about cursor movements and clicks. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2018Reading the Minds of PilotsStudy shows pilots in real flight conditions made more errors and had higher anterior prefrontal cortex activation than those who were placed in a simulator, when completing cognitively demanding tasks. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2018Humans and Machines Learn Together to Win a CompetitionTraining tetraplegic patients to compete in an online competition to control an avatar with BCI, researchers report the most dramatic improvements in computer augmented performance occurs when both humans and machines are able to learn. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2018Ultrasound Helmet Would Make Live Images, Brain Machine Interface PossibleVanderbilt researchers have been awarded a new grant to develop a novel brain machine interface that utilizes both an ultrasound helmet and EEG. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 13, 2018The Learning Brain is Less Flexible Than We ThoughtAccording to researchers, when learning a new task, the brain is less flexible than previously believed. Read More
artificial intelligenceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesRobotics·December 13, 2017The Enigmatic Brain: Using WWII Code Breaking Techniques to Interpret Brain DataUniversity of Pennsylvania researchers use cryptographic techniques to decode the activity of motor neurons. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 8, 2017Electrical Stimulation in Brain Bypasses Senses and Instructs MovementUniversity of Rochester researchers report low levels of electrical stimulation delivered to areas of the brain responsible for movement can instruct an appropriate response, replacing signals for sensory processing. Read More
