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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... -
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... -
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... -
Million dollar B.R.A.I.N. Prize applications open until March 15, 2013.
Posted on February 7, 2013 | 1 CommentIf you have an exciting advancement in neurotechnology, a million dollar award could help take your product from great idea to world-changing application. Israel Brain Technologies (IBT), a non-profit organization dedicated... -
Brain-computer interface reconnects disabled patient’s brain to his muscles (video)
Posted on January 28, 2013 | 3 CommentsAs part of the European TOBI (Tools for Brain‐computer Interaction) research project, using a brain-computer interface (BCI), scientists have found a way to help disabled people to “reconnect” their brain to their muscles in... -
Neurokeeper, a new EEG headset from Israel detects strokes, minimizes brain damage (video)
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No CommentsIsraeli company Neurokeeper have developed a wearable device which they say can detect strokes, the third biggest killer in the western world. Using technology similar to that found in the common... -
Inexpensive magnetoencephalography (MEG) system could be available at every hospital
Posted on December 15, 2012 | No CommentsMagnetoencephalography (MEG) is an important but extremely expensive method for brain research and medical diagnosis. The costs are so high that not even every developed EU countries can afford a... -
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... -
Man in vegetative state communicates for the first time with doctors via fMRI
Posted on November 14, 2012 | No CommentsFor more than a decade, Scott Routley has been living in a vegetative state. He can’t talk. He can’t move. And although his eyes are open, no one is sure whether... -
Climbing 103 Floors In Under An Hour With A Bionic Leg (video)
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsFollowing last week’s news, Zac Vawter successfully became the first man to climb a skyscraper with a mind-controlled prosthetic leg when he walked up on Sunday to the top of Chicago’s landmark Willis Tower.... -
Man With Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg to Climb Chicago Tower (video)
Posted on October 31, 2012 | 2 CommentsAfter losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, Zac Vawter, 31-year-old software engineer will put his thought-controlled bionic leg to the ultimate test on Sunday when he attempts to climb... -
$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... -
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... -
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... -
fMRI Locates Overactive Brain Areas, Helps Fight Depression
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsStanford researchers use fMRI technology to study the brains of teenage girls at risk of depression. Early findings suggest to train their brains away from negative situations. -
Video: First British Soldier to Get a Bionic Arm
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsCpl Andrew Garthwaite, a British soldier injured in battle, has been fitted with a new bionic arm, as a result of a difficult surgery lasting six hours in an Austrian hospital. Soon... -
EEG Acupuncture Study Proves Chinese Medicine Practice
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsAs a result of a recent study that measured specific acupuncture points by EEG, researchers discovered that acupuncture has a “greater influence on the attention function of the brain.” The goal of... -
Study Says 49% of Children’s Invasive EEG Surgery Result in Adverse Events, None of Them Fatal
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsComplications occur with every second child receiving invasive electroencephalography (EEG) for severe epilepsy; however, the events typically do not cause permanent damage, whereas the benefits of the EEG can be profound,... -
TED Video: Todd Kuiken About Bionic Prosthetics That Feel
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsSurgeon and engineer Todd Kuiken is building the most advanced prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system to improve motion, control and even to provide feeling. During Kuiken’s...
