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This is a drawing of a monkey controlling the cursor on a computer monitor. There are waves drawn above the monkey's head to imply that it is using thought to move the cursor.

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·July 31, 2015·6 min read

A Brain Controlled Prosthesis is Almost as Accurate as One Finger Typing

Researchers have developed a technique to make brain controlled prosthetics more precise. A pilot clinical trial of the neuroprosthesis is underway for people with paralysis and ALS.

This shows how the visual distortions may look through a bionic eye.

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·August 3, 2015·5 min read

Looking at the World Through a Bionic Eye

Researchers use simulations to mimic what vision could be like after a patient undergoes one of two different vision restoring therapies.

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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.

This image shows a brain with the 4 main lobes labelled.

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·August 12, 2015·3 min read

An On-Off Switch for Brain Plasticity Following Vision Loss

New discoveries about neuroplasticity following vision loss could improve patient susceptibility to sensory prosthetics.

This image shows the nanotube neuron structures.

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·August 24, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Create a Neuron-Like Polymer Nanotube Network

According to a new study, researchers have successfully used polymer nanotubes to create a neuron-like network.

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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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·September 14, 2015·3 min read

Feeling Touch with a Prosthetic Hand

Researchers report a person who has been paralyzed for more than a decade has become the first person to be able to 'feel' physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.

Image shows a person with a prosthetic leg on a treadmill.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Tuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics Automatically

Researchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.

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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.