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Brain implants may restore human memory in the near future
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsA memory device may be implanted in a small number of human volunteers within two years and the device might become available to anyone within five to ten years. A maverick... -
Osseointegrated prosthetic arm controlled via direct nerve implants
Posted on April 8, 2013 | 1 CommentEarlier this year, the lab of Dr. Rickard Branemark at Sahlgrenska University Hospital was the first to permanently implant electrodes into the nerves and muscles of an amputee in order... -
Brain-to-brain interface allows rats to communicate telepathically (video)
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 1 CommentA pair of rats, thousands of miles apart, was able to successfully communicate information directly using their brains. The lab of Dr. Miguel Nicolelis at Duke University has recently published... -
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... -
Brain-controlled robotic arm lets quadriplegic woman feed herself chocolate (video)
Posted on December 17, 2012 | No CommentsA woman paralyzed from the neck down has been able to feed herself chocolate and move everyday items using a brain-controlled robotic arm. Aided by tiny electronic implants in her brain she... -
Medical bionic implants market to be worth $17.82 billion by 2017
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 1 CommentExperts predict the global medical bionic implants market to grow by 7.1% in the next five years, and to be worth $17.82 billion by 2017. The report, “Medical Bionic Implants Market [Vision, Brain, Heart,... -
TED: Neil Harbisson Talks About Being A Cyborg, How It Feels When Software and Brain Unite
Posted on September 27, 2012 | No CommentsCyborg Foundation creator Neil Harbisson has never seen color in his life and doesn’t know what colors look like. He was born with total color blindness, a rare visual condition called achromatopsia. Until his was 21 he had lived... -
Australia’s First Bionic Eye Implant Enables Blinds to Experience Some Vision (VIDEO)
Posted on August 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsAustralian researchers have successfully performed the first implantation of an early prototype bionic eye with 24 electrodes. A blind woman, Ms Dianne Ashworth, 54, who has serious vision loss due to an...
