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This image shows the people controlling the musicians with EEG helmets on.

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·July 20, 2015·2 min read

Computer Interface Allows Disabled People to Control Musical Performance

A new system allows people to control musical systems and performances through brainwave signals.

This image shows a woman wearing the EEG.

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·July 10, 2015·3 min read

Improving Communication for People With Cerebral Palsy

A collaborative effort aims to provide a new method of communication for people with cerebral palsy.

This image shows a person looking at a computer screen while participating in the study.

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·July 8, 2015·5 min read

My Virtual Dream: Crowdsourcing Brain Data

Crowdsourced EEG study helps researchers approach questions about complex, real-life social cognition.

This shows a person using the technology to control a prosthetic hand.

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·April 1, 2015·3 min read

Brain Machine Interface Allows Amputees to Control Bionic Hand

EEG and brain machine interface allows amputees to move a prosthetic hand, a new study reports.

This image shows the tms in use for the experiment.

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·November 5, 2014·6 min read

Direct Brain Communication Between Humans Study Replicated

Researchers report they have successfully replicated a previous brain-to-brain communication experiment.

This image is a diagram which shows how the communication system works.

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·September 3, 2014·5 min read

Researchers Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in Human Subjects

Researchers demonstrate the viability of direct brain-to-brain communication in humans located over 5000 miles apart.

this image shows the brain with a red box inside it.

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·August 27, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Discover Why Learning Can Be Difficult

Researchers have discovered a fundamental constraint in the brain which could explain why some skills are easier to learn than others.

The image shows a person playing a piano wearing an eeg.

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·March 12, 2014·2 min read

How the Brain Recognizes Familiar Music

People recognize and remember music better if they have performed it in the past rather than only heard it, new research claims.

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·October 14, 2013·4 min read

A Blueprint for Restoring Touch With a Prosthetic Hand

Researchers develop a new blueprint for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs. The findings could someday convey real-time sensory information for amputees.

This image shows lead researcher, Stephen LaConte sitting in front of the fMRI machine.

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·September 20, 2013·4 min read

Covert Operations: Your Brain Digitally Remastered for Clarity of Thought

Neurofeedback which enhances the signal-to-noise ratio of brain activity, could have positive implication for rehabilitation following brain injury.

This is the brain harpoon described in the research.

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·June 19, 2013·3 min read

Carbon Nanotube Harpoon Catches Individual Brain Cell Signals

Researchers 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.

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

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·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.