Featured·April 1, 2015·3 min readBrain Machine Interface Allows Amputees to Control Bionic HandEEG and brain machine interface allows amputees to move a prosthetic hand, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2014·6 min readDirect Brain Communication Between Humans Study ReplicatedResearchers report they have successfully replicated a previous brain-to-brain communication experiment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2014·5 min readResearchers Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in Human SubjectsResearchers demonstrate the viability of direct brain-to-brain communication in humans located over 5000 miles apart.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 27, 2014·4 min readResearchers Discover Why Learning Can Be DifficultResearchers have discovered a fundamental constraint in the brain which could explain why some skills are easier to learn than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 12, 2014·2 min readHow the Brain Recognizes Familiar MusicPeople recognize and remember music better if they have performed it in the past rather than only heard it, new research claims.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2013·4 min readA Blueprint for Restoring Touch With a Prosthetic HandResearchers develop a new blueprint for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs. The findings could someday convey real-time sensory information for amputees.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 20, 2013·4 min readCovert Operations: Your Brain Digitally Remastered for Clarity of ThoughtNeurofeedback which enhances the signal-to-noise ratio of brain activity, could have positive implication for rehabilitation following brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 19, 2013·3 min readCarbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell SignalsResearchers develop a flexible carbon-nanotube 'harpoon' to study individual brain neurons. The 'brain harpoon' harnesses the electromechanical properties of carbon nanotubes to capture the electrical signals generated by single neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2013·4 min readNew 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2013·4 min readSecrets 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
Featured·February 12, 2013·5 min readNeuroprosthesis 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
Featured·February 8, 2013·3 min readResearchers 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
