FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 31, 2015·6 min readA Brain Controlled Prosthesis is Almost as Accurate as One Finger TypingResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·August 3, 2015·5 min readLooking at the World Through a Bionic EyeResearchers use simulations to mimic what vision could be like after a patient undergoes one of two different vision restoring therapies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 7, 2015·3 min readBrain Friendly Interface Could Change the Way People with Spinal Cord Injuries Lead Their LivesResearchers have developed a brain friendly extracellular matrix environment that could help change the way people with spinal cord injury and prosthetics lead their lives.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 12, 2015·3 min readAn On-Off Switch for Brain Plasticity Following Vision LossNew discoveries about neuroplasticity following vision loss could improve patient susceptibility to sensory prosthetics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2015·4 min readResearchers Create a Neuron-Like Polymer Nanotube NetworkAccording to a new study, researchers have successfully used polymer nanotubes to create a neuron-like network.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2015·4 min readWhen Neuroprosthetics Learn From the PatientA new study could pave the way to the creation of a new generation of self learning and easy to use neuroprosthetic devices.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2015·3 min readFeeling Touch with a Prosthetic HandResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readTuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics AutomaticallyResearchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·2 min readNew Prosthesis Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Re-Encode MemoriesA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 12, 2015·4 min readBioinspired Robotic Finger Advances Prosthetics TechnologyResearchers have harnessed nature and biology to create a robotic finger that looks, feels and functions like a real finger.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2015·4 min readStep Closer to Prosthetic Limbs That Recreate Sense of TouchResearchers are one step closer to developing a prosthetic arm that can recreate a sense of touch through a direct brain interface.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 10, 2015·4 min readTriggering and Blocking Pain Signals with Implantable Wireless DevicesResearchers have developed flexible, optogenetic implants that can activate and block pain in the body before the signals reach the brain.Read More