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·March 30, 2021·4 min read

Experimental Hearing Implant Succeeds in Registering Brain Waves

An experimental twist on a classic cochlear implant allows researchers to directly measure brain waves and assess how good, or bad, a person's hearing is.

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·October 28, 2020·5 min read

Small Brain Device Proves Big Game Changer for Severely Paralyzed Patients

A tiny neural implant dubbed the Stentrode, allows people with upper limb paralysis to regain motor function. The device wirelessly restores the transmission of brain impulses.

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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

Improved brain chip for precision treatment of brain cancer

A new brain chip allows multiple simultaneous drugs to be administered directly to glioblastoma brain cancer tumors.

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·August 5, 2019·4 min read

Scientists can now manipulate brain cells using smartphone

A soft neural implant that can be controlled by a smartphone is capable of drug delivery and optogenetics. The technology could speed up efforts to uncover the causes of neurological and psychological disorders.

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·April 8, 2019·2 min read

Five Australian patients to trial new brain reading device to help speech and movement

A 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.

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·June 29, 2018·4 min read

Neural Implants Modulate Microstructures in the Brain with Pinpoint Accuracy

Researchers have developed new neural implants that enable targeted delivery of drugs deep into brain structures.

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·May 29, 2018·5 min read

Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers have developed a new deep brain stimulation device that is able to use feedback from the brain to fine tune its signal. The device could help those with Parkinson's disease.

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·June 23, 2016·5 min read

Precise Control of Brain Circuits Alters Mood: Mouse Study

Researchers have singled and taken control of a circuit in mouse brains in order to dial the animal's mood up or down.

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·June 4, 2016·4 min read

Implanted Neuroprosthesis Improves Ability to Walk in Stroke Patient

Researchers report a surgically implanted neuroprosthetic devices that coordinates the activity hip, knee and ankle muscles led to improved walking speed and distance for a patient with limited mobility following a stroke.

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·March 17, 2016·4 min read

New Implant Turns Immune System Against Alzheimer’s

Researchers have developed a new brain implant which may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 29, 2015·2 min read

New Prosthesis Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Re-Encode Memories

A new neuroprosthesis has been developed to bypass a damaged section of the hippocampus and provide a neighboring area with correctly translated memory. The device could help people with Alzheimer's disease or those who have problems with memory following brain injury.