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BrainTech Israel Conference registration now open, sci-fi turns into reality in Tel Aviv this October
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsBrain tech is about to blow up. In just a few months, world-leading investors, scientists and entrepreneurs will be seeking collaborations and looking for the next neurotech breakthroughs at the first... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Improved thought-controlled computer cursor nearly as accurate as a real arm
Posted on November 18, 2012 | No CommentsA team of Stanford researchers have developed a new algorithm, known as ReFIT, that vastly improves the speed and accuracy of thought-controlled neural prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver... -
$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... -
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... -
Brain Cells Created from Human Skin Sample
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsCambridge scientists have, for the first time, created cerebral cortex cells – those that make up the brain’s grey matter – from a small sample of human skin. The researchers’... -
Mind-Reading Research Decodes Imagined Words
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsScientists have managed to decode fragments of people’s thoughts by translating the brain activity caused by words that they hear. -
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and His Wife Donate $15M for Princeton Brain Center
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No CommentsJeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com Inc. and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, have donated $15 million to their alma mater, the Princeton University. The gift will establish the Bezos Center... -
Brain-Machine-Brain Interface (BMBI) Enables Tactile Feedback, Explores New Sensory Channel
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsIn a first ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body at the Duke University Center for Neuroengineering, two monkeys learned to employ brain activity... -
NeuroVigil Receives More in First Round Funding Than Facebook and Google Combined
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 1 CommentNeuroVigil is the company behind iBrain, a miniaturized EEG system which detects the impact of drugs on the brain in patients with neurological diseases, and use unusual brain signals as... -
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. -
Wearable PET Scanner Tracks Animals’ Brain Activity
Posted on March 18, 2011 | No CommentsAn article posted by technologyreview.com reports of a tiny wearable scanner that has been used to track chemical activity in the brains of unrestrained animals for the first time. The device was... -
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... -
Deep Brain Stimulation to Reduce Involuntary Tics
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsBBC reported of a 32 year old man named Mike Sullivan who’s going to have deep brain stimulation to help reduce his involuntary tics (both motor and vocal tics). Mr... -
The Brain and The Law – David Eagleman’s Presentation
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsDr. David Eagleman discusses how the human brain may require an adjustment in our laws. He considers some emerging questions relating to law and neuroscience, challenging long-held assumptions in criminality and...
