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The image shows the activity changes in the brain during the brain machine interface study.

·June 11, 2013·4 min read

New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer Interfaces

Researchers 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.

The image is a computerized illustration of a brain in a human head, set to look like an x-ray.

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·February 20, 2013·4 min read

Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered

A 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.

The image shows the set up and output images for this research. The caption best explains the image.

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·February 12, 2013·5 min read

Neuroprosthesis Gives Rats the Ability to ‘Touch’ Infrared Light

Researchers 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.

The image shows the ECoG grid location and ECoG signal modulation. The image is best described in the caption.

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·February 8, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Describe Technology that Lets Spinal Cord Injured Man Control Robot Arm with Thoughts

Researchers 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.

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·October 24, 2012·3 min read

Brainwave Training Boosts Network for Cognitive Control and Predicts Mind Wandering

Using 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.

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·July 13, 2012·3 min read

Controlling Your Computer With Your Eyes

Millions 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).

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·May 16, 2012·7 min read

Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and Grasp

NIH-funded study shows progress in brain-computer interface technology. In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach...

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·April 20, 2012·3 min read

Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain

A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research...

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·February 8, 2012·2 min read

Scientists Boost Memory by Stimulating Key Site in Brain

Mechanism holds potential for improving recall in dementia patients. Have you ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you...

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·July 27, 2011·3 min read

Researchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic Arms

Engineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities...

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·April 7, 2011·3 min read

Technique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in Speech

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech.

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·October 27, 2010·5 min read

Human Thought Can Voluntarily Control Neurons in Brain

Neuroscience 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.

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brain computer interface

New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer Interfaces

Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered

Neuroprosthesis Gives Rats the Ability to ‘Touch’ Infrared Light

Researchers Describe Technology that Lets Spinal Cord Injured Man Control Robot Arm with Thoughts

Brainwave Training Boosts Network for Cognitive Control and Predicts Mind Wandering

Controlling Your Computer With Your Eyes

Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and Grasp

Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain

Scientists Boost Memory by Stimulating Key Site in Brain

Researchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic Arms

Technique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in Speech

Human Thought Can Voluntarily Control Neurons in Brain

How Conscious Thought Fades Under Anesthesia

Are Digital Memories Enhancing or Altering Our Autobiographical Past?

Imaging Study Reveals Brain’s Waste-Clearing Pathways

Life Expectancy Growth Slows, Focus Turns to Healthier Aging

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