brain computer interface

artificial intelligence Featured Neuroethics Neuroscience

·November 13, 2017

Experts Call for Ethics Rules to Protect Privacy and Free Will As Brain Implants Advance

Researchers call for regulations and ethical guidelines to help protect personal privacy and autonomy for those who use neurotechnologies. Read More

artificial intelligence Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Robotics

·October 8, 2017

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

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·September 14, 2017

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

Image shows a person using the Encephalophone.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 12, 2017

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

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Robotics

·May 27, 2017

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

Image shows a patient with ALS using the fNIRS.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 13, 2017

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

Image shows a person looking at a computer monitor.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 9, 2017

Researchers Directly Observe Concepts in Human Brain

Technological advances allow researchers to observe how the brain processes semantic information. Read More

Image shows a woman using the bci to move a cursor.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 21, 2017

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

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 31, 2017

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

Image shows a person using the brain cap to move a robotic arm.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles Robotics

·December 17, 2016

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

Image shows Nancy Worthen is doing art therapy with her daughter, Maggie, who was minimally conscious.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 8, 2016

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