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TED: Miguel Nicolelis talks about using our brains to directly control machines
Posted on February 19, 2013 | 1 Comment“Impossible is just the possible that someone has not put in enough effort to make it come true.” This is how Professor Miguel Nicolelis comments the limits of brain-machine interface... -
Implant gives rats sixth sense, now they can see infrared light
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 3 CommentsDuke University researchers have equipped rats with implanted sensors that enable them to see and respond to infrared light, which is normally invisible to rodent (and human) eyes. Rats in the... -
Future brain spellers will let you type full words, not just letters individually
Posted on November 12, 2012 | No CommentsWith the development of a new type of brain–machine interface users in the future could be able to plan and perform a series of sequential movements more naturally. “This is different from BMIs... -
Foremost Futurist Michio Kaku About Brain-to-Brain Communication, Why the Next Step Is the Brain Net
Posted on October 4, 2012 | 5 CommentsIn the video below, well-known futurist Dr. Michio Kaku reminds us that humanity is at the point where we can finally connect computers to the living mind. He points out that in the future,... -
International Neural Interfaces Conference in Salt Lake City, June 17-20, 2012
Posted on April 30, 2012 | No CommentsThe Neural Interfaces Conference has elected to hold its 40th annual event in Utah at the Salt Palace Convention Center June 17-20, 2012. This prestigious international convention will welcome more than... -
Bypassing Spinal Cord, New Brain-Computer Interface Sends Signals Directly from Brain to Muscles
Posted on April 22, 2012 | No CommentsMedical researchers have successfully enabled a paralyzed monkey to move its hand, by delivering messages from the brain directly to the muscles, completely bypassing the spinal cord. This is a... -
Japan Working on New Generation of Mind-Reading Devices
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe Japanese government has formed a consortium together with Japanese companies and research institutes to work on a new generation of consumer electronics devices that can read a user’s mind... -
Michelin Design Concept Car Predicts Brain-Controlled Vehicles by 2046
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsBCI researches have achieved very promising results with brain-controlled cars. Earlier we have reported about Nissan, Honda and even Ferrari, all big companies who think that the driving wheel will be somehow... -
High-Tech Gadget Sticks to Skin Like Temporary Tattoo
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No CommentsA thin flexible, skin-like device, mounted with tiny electronic components has been demonstrated by a member of the bioengineering faculty at the University of California, San Diego. The new device is... -
Five years of funding ($18.5 Million) to Brain-Machine Connection Research
Posted on July 22, 2011 | No CommentsAn $18.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a new Engineering Research Centre for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering on the University of Washington campus — a place where researchers will figure... -
Free Audio Version of Beyond Boundaries Book from Amazon.com
Posted on April 1, 2011 | No CommentsNo it’s not an April fool’s joke! Indeed, downloading the audio edition of Professor Miguel Nicolelis’ new book about brain-machine interfaces is totally free and legal. -
Preview Pages of Beyond Boundaries Book and Interview with the Author
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 1 CommentYou may remember the long-titled book we have recommended before: Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines—and How It Will Change Our Lives written by Miguel Nicolelis, neuroscientist and founder... -
Bestseller Author’s Next Thriller Will Focus on Brain-Machine Interfaces
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsMark Alpert, author of the international bestselling thriller Final Theory and its sequel, The Omega Theory, is already working on his next book. The new novel will be also a... -
Introduction to Brain-Machine Interfaces at Bucknell University
Posted on February 8, 2011 | No Comments“Neural Adaptations to a Brain-machine Interface” is the title of Jose Carmena’s presentation that will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in the United States at Bucknell University. Entry is... -
Beyond Boundaries – New Book About Brain-Machine Technology
Posted on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment“Our progress in the laboratory means that the time to tell others has finally arrived.”* In his newest book, Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis shares his revolutionary insights into how... -
Thought-controlled 3D Glasses
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsInteraXon have launched new applications that bring BCI technology into the living room. Consumers will be able to connect their minds directly to the television and experience new cognitive controlled... -
Booming Progress in Mind-controlled Bionic Limb Research
Posted on January 22, 2011 | No CommentsA general overview of the current state of medical brain-computer interface technology has been posted recently by scienceline.org. It tells the story of Matt Nagle who made history by moving the mouse...
