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Passthoughts: the future of authentication?
Posted on April 17, 2013 | No CommentsWhat if instead of typing out passwords, you could log onto your electronic accounts with nothing more than a thought? It may be less far-fetched than it sounds, according to... -
Scientists demonstrate brain controlled rat (video)
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsScientists from the Harvard Medical School of Boston have been working on a system that combines a brain-computer interface with a neurostimulation device to create an effect that some would... -
Scientists demonstrate wireless neural interface
Posted on March 7, 2013 | 1 CommentXray image of (a) a pig and (b) a rhesus monkey showing wireless implant (credit: David A Borton et al./J. Neural Eng.) Scientists at Brown University have developed a fully... -
New ‘feeling’ bionic hand begins clinical trials
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 3 CommentsResearchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland announced the first clinical trials of an advanced new bionic hand. Unlike almost all forearm prosthetics in clinical use... -
UK government-funded BCI app brings self hypnosis to everyone: an interview with NeuroCoach
Posted on February 7, 2013 | 3 CommentsWe at Neurogadget have another interview for you this week, this time with Jon Clare, one of the creators of the upcoming BCI app NeuroCoach. This new app is designed... -
Neurogadget interviews Puzzlebox founder Steve Castellotti
Posted on December 31, 2012 | No CommentsWith the year ending, we would like to thank all our followers for reading Neurogadget throughout the year. As a New Year’s Eve special post, please welcome an exclusive interview... -
NeuroSky Mindwave Mobile Review
Posted on December 20, 2012 | 3 CommentsThis week on Neurogadget, we’re reviewing the MindWave Mobile headset, one of the most popular consumer brain-computer interfaces available on the market. Powered by NeuroSky’s Brainwave Technology, the Mindwave Mobile... -
Blind man reads braille patterns with his eyes, using implanted retinal prosthesis
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsRetinal prosthesis are devices that allow those who have become blind due to some conditions to have their vision partially restored. Though very useful for perceiving shape and movement, the... -
New 3D neural interface controls neurons with hundreds of illuminated light ports
Posted on November 23, 2012 | No CommentsIn a project bridging genetics and engineering, researchers at MIT have created a 3-D fiber-optic neural interface that, combined with a specialized form of gene therapy called optogenetics, can turn... -
Puzzlebox Orbit: Brain-Controlled Helicopter Takes off on Kickstarter (video)
Posted on November 11, 2012 | No CommentsA few days ago Puzzlebox Brainstorms, an open source software project from San Francisco that aims to introduce basic neuroscience and Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI’s) to students, initiated a Kickstarter campaign... -
Prosthetic Hand Changes Hull Man’s Life
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsUK based company RSLSteepler recently released a cutting edge prosthetic hand, the bebionic3. A 33 year old Hull man named Mike Swainger was the first person in the UK to... -
$1 Million Global B.R.A.I.N. Prize Announced by Israel Brain Technologies
Posted on October 16, 2012 | No CommentsIsrael Brain Technologies (IBT), a non-profit organization dedicated to the furtherment of brain-related science in Israel, recently announced a one million dollar (.6m GDP) B.R.A.I.N. (Breakthrough Research And Innovation in... -
EEG Mind Reading Research Predicts Test Performance
Posted on October 8, 2012 | 3 CommentsResearch into decoding brain signals is ongoing, and it seems only a matter of time until wearing an EEG (electroencephalography) helmet could let someone see what you are thinking. Predicting what... -
Rise of Neurostimulation, an Industry Predicted to be Worth $6.9 Billion by 2018
Posted on October 1, 2012 | 1 CommentNeurostimulation, the practice of stimulating nerves with a small electric current, is not a word most people outside of academia would recognize. According to a new report however, this may...
