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Image shows brain scans from a person who experiences phantom limb pain.

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·October 27, 2016·5 min read

Cause of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees Identified

According to researchers, a reorganization of wiring in the brain could be an underlying cause of phantom limb pain experienced by amputees.

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·September 15, 2016·5 min read

Brain Sensing Technology Allows Monkeys to Type at a Rate of 12 Words Per Minute

Researchers have developed new technology that reads signals directly from the brain that could pave the way for people with movement disorders to communicate.

Image shows a person in an Oculus VR headset.

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·August 11, 2016·9 min read

Paraplegics Regain Some Feeling After Using Brain Machine Interfaces

Researchers have developed a brain machine interface that incorporates virtual reality which has allowed some paraplegic patients to regain some feeling in their limbs.

Diagram shows how ketamine affects the brain.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

A ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General Anesthesia

A new study reveals the neurological mechanisms at work during ketamine anesthesia.

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·March 3, 2016·3 min read

Monkeys Drive Wheelchairs Using Only Their Thoughts

Researchers have developed a BMI that allows primates to control a robotic wheelchair with their thoughts alone.

Illustration showing the electrode array on the subject's brain.

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·February 16, 2016·5 min read

Mind Controlled Prosthetic Arm Moves Individual Fingers

Researchers report a patient has been able to use a mind-controlled prosthesis to move individual digits without extensive training.

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·February 8, 2016·6 min read

New Device Could Help Get Paralyzed People Back on Their Feet

A new stent-based electrode BMI could help restore some movement to people with paralysis without the need for open brain surgery.

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·November 12, 2015·5 min read

This is Your Brain on Art

Researchers take their study out of the lab and into the real world to see what happens in the brain as people observe artwork.

Image of a prosthetic arm holding a ball.

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·October 26, 2015·4 min read

Step Closer to Prosthetic Limbs That Recreate Sense of Touch

Researchers are one step closer to developing a prosthetic arm that can recreate a sense of touch through a direct brain interface.

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·September 11, 2015·4 min read

When Neuroprosthetics Learn From the Patient

A new study could pave the way to the creation of a new generation of self learning and easy to use neuroprosthetic devices.

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·August 18, 2015·3 min read

Controlling an Exoskeleton with a Brain Computer Interface

Researchers have developed a brain machine interface which can control a lower limb exoskeleton.

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·August 7, 2015·3 min read

Brain Friendly Interface Could Change the Way People with Spinal Cord Injuries Lead Their Lives

Researchers have developed a brain friendly extracellular matrix environment that could help change the way people with spinal cord injury and prosthetics lead their lives.