FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2019·4 min read3D printed prosthetic hand can guess how you play Rock, Paper, ScissorsA 3D printed hand which uses a computer interface to learn can replicate hand movements.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2013·5 min readA Better Way to Culture Central Nervous CellsA protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2018·5 min readAmputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own BodyA new study reports amputees often feel as though their prosthetic limb is part of their body.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 6, 2010·1 min readArtificial Bee Eyes Show World from Bee’s Point of ViewResearchers have developed a camera system that mimics the bee eye. The artificial bee eyes allow the researchers to take images that are believed to be similar to the bee's viewpoint.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2018·5 min readArtificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of TouchResearchers have created an artificial nervous system that may give prosthetics and robots reflexes and the ability to sense touch. The system is sensitive enough to identify letters in the Braille alphabet.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 21, 2010·4 min readBioengineering First: Implant to Treat Vertigo from Meniere’s Disease, Balance DisordersThe first implant to treat vertigo experienced during attacks related to Meniere’s Disease and similar balance disorders will be implanted...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2011·2 min readBlood Simple Circuitry for CyborgsSimplifying cyborg circuitry using human blood Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces?...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 6, 2010·2 min readBrain Receives Sensory Info From Prosthetic HandA prosthetic hand system has been created that allows the user's brain to pick up sensory information from the prosthetic hand.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2019·4 min readCould prosthetic limbs one day be controlled by human thought?Having identified a new, simpler way to study neural activity, researchers believe they are on track to creating a compact, low power and potentially wireless brain sensor that could make thought-controlled prosthetic limbs ubiquitous.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2010·4 min readFeeling Robotic Arms Improves Brain Machine InterfacesProprioception feedback of a robotic arm helped improve the performance of monkeys using brain machine interfaces to control a computer cursor. When the monkeys were fit with exoskeletons that provided arm movements synchronized with the cursor movement, control of the cursor improved by 40%.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·5 min readHybrid Machine-Learning Approach Gives a Hand to Prosthetic-Limb Gesture AccuracyResearchers have developed a novel hybrid machine learning approach to muscle gesture recognition in prosthetic arms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 22, 2021·6 min readMagnets Could Offer Better Control of Prosthetic LimbsUsing magnetic beads implanted into muscle tissue within the amputated residuum of animals, researchers have created a more precise way to control prosthetic limbs.Read More
