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
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
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
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 21, 2015·8 min readUsing Thought to Control a Robotic ArmImplanting neuroprosthetics into the posterior parietal cortex allows a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm through thought, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyVisual Neuroscience·April 28, 2015·3 min readPhotovoltaic Retinal Implant Could Restore Functional SightNew retinal implants could restore vision up to five times better than current technology, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 8, 2015·5 min readWhat Can Brain Controlled Prosthetics Tell Us About The Brain?Researchers develop a framework to show how neuroprosthetics can be used as a tool for examining how and where the brain encodes new information.Read More
Featured·April 1, 2015·3 min readBrain Machine Interface Allows Amputees to Control Bionic HandEEG and brain machine interface allows amputees to move a prosthetic hand, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·January 8, 2015·4 min readNeuroprosthetics for ParalysisResearchers develop a new implant which can be applied to the spinal cord directly, without causing inflammation or damage.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 17, 2014·5 min readResearchers Publish New Findings From Mind Controlled Robot Arm ProjectA quadriplegic woman moves a robotic arm and hand in 10 dimensions with "mind control".Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·December 8, 2014·3 min readEngineer Applies Robot Control Theory to Improve Prosthetic LegsNew research allows those with robotic controlled prosthetic legs to walk almost as fast as an able bodied person.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 3, 2014·2 min readWireless Nanorod Nanotube Film Enables Light Stimulation of Blind RetinaResearchers use nanotechnology to create a light sensitive film that could form the basis for a prosthetic retina.Read More
