Engineers have found a way to fine-tune tiny artificial neurons to fire like real brain cells. When you purchase through ...

Epia Neuro’s brain-computer interface will include a motorized glove to help stroke patients recover movement in their hand. Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability, with roughly ...

Human trials are now underway—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Neuralink is testing whether its implant can safely interact with the human brain. The potential benefits are enormous, from restoring ...

In a nutshell: Brain-computer interfaces are often framed as tools for restoring lost function. In a Caltech lab, they are also becoming instruments. Research psychologist Galen Buckwalter, 69, is ...

A new neural implant is so small it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can track and wirelessly transmit brain activity for over a year. It’s powered by laser light that safely passes through tissue ...

Two participants tried the device, which translates thoughts of specific finger movements into strokes on a virtual keyboard. Brown University People with paralysis affecting their speech and hands ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nia Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its Smart Neurostimulation System (SNS) for the treatment ...

It’s hard to picture a keyboard layout other than the one we know best. From laptops to smartphones, it’s an integral part of our digital lives. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have now ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A brain implant could help people type — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A BrainGate participant types using a brain implant. (BrainGate Consortium) For people with near-total paralysis, the ability to ...

For people with near-total paralysis, the ability to communicate easily in real time is a challenge. For years, scientists have been working to remedy that by developing devices that can decode brain ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...