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Implanted EEG device predicts epilepsy seizures
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No CommentsAccording to a recent proof-of-concept study published in The Lancet Neurology, a small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted for the first time the onset of seizures in some... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Stretchable battery to power implants inside the human body
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 1 CommentScientists at the Northwestern University have demonstrated a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that can be stretched, twisted and bended, and still capable of powering electronics. The power and voltage of the stretchable battery are similar... -
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... -
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,... -
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... -
Better Brain Implants With Ultrathin Carbon Fiber Electrodes
Posted on November 11, 2012 | No CommentsIn hopes of revolutionizing implant technology, researchers have developed a new neural interface that has great potentials to improve the efficiency of future brain-computer interfaces. According to a today’s post on... -
Mind-Controlled Robot Arm Project Receives ‘Breakthrough Award’ (video)
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsYou might still remember that touching moment from a year ago, when Tim Hemmes, a quadriplegic man moved a mind-controlled robot arm just with his thoughts and was able to go... -
Less-Invasive Brain Stimulation Technique Helps Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsA pilot study in neurosurgery has showed the benefits of electrical brain stimulation using extradural electrodes. The extradural technique means that the electrodes are placed underneath the skull but not implanted... -
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... -
A Brain Implant that Improves Memory and Decision-Making, Helps to Make Up Your Mind
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 4 CommentsAre you always forgetting things or can’t make up your mind? Recent research has shown promise for a brain implant that could be used to help you remember or decide.... -
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... -
Future Brain Implants Could Use Sugar as Energy Source, Self-Powered Medical Devices on the Horizon
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsMIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain... -
Implantable Chemical Circuits to Build Computer Chips That Directly Interface With Human Cells
Posted on May 31, 2012 | 1 CommentSwedish bioelectronic engineer Klas Tybrandt has developed an implantable chemical chip that might one day control and regulate the signal paths of cells in our human body. Why is it good... -
BrainGate Amazes Again: Paralyzed Woman Moves Thought-Controlled Robotic Arm (video)
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsThe BrainGate neural interface has been under development since 2002. During its first decade it has proven many times that implanted brain-computer interfaces could offer real hope to paralysed patients and to bionic technology. Last...
