Climbing 103 Floors In Under An Hour With A Bionic Leg (video)
Following 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...
View ArticleMan in vegetative state communicates for the first time with doctors via fMRI
For 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...The post Man in vegetative state...
View ArticleNew 3D neural interface controls neurons with hundreds of illuminated light...
In 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...
View ArticleBlind man reads braille patterns with his eyes, using implanted retinal...
Retinal 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...The...
View ArticleInexpensive magnetoencephalography (MEG) system could be available at every...
Magnetoencephalography (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...The...
View ArticleNeurokeeper, a new EEG headset from Israel detects strokes, minimizes brain...
Israeli 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...The...
View ArticleBrain-computer interface reconnects disabled patient’s brain to his muscles...
As 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...
View ArticleMillion dollar B.R.A.I.N. Prize applications open until March 15, 2013.
If 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...
View ArticleTED: Miguel Nicolelis talks about using our brains to directly control machines
“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...The post TED:...
View ArticleNew ‘feeling’ bionic hand begins clinical trials
Researchers 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...
View ArticleBrain implants may restore human memory in the near future
A 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...The post Brain implants...
View ArticleDARPA’s cutting edge prosthesis research results in new nerve and muscle...
Last time we reported on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), they were collaborating with neuroscientists to allow a quadriplegic woman to control a robotic arm. That isn’t all...The...
View ArticleFirst official Brain-Computer Interface journal coming in January 2014
At last, there will be a printed journal where BCI researchers can submit their work to. It is called the Brain-Computer Interfaces published by Taylor & Francis, an international company...
View ArticleScientists build a better electrode with carbon nanotubes
Since their inception, carbon nanotubes have often been touted as a ‘super material’ with potential applications ranging from space elevator cabling to next generation computer hardware. Often...
View ArticleUniversity of Nebraska working on a brain-scanning device to allow 10-minute...
It’s not the first time we are reporting on a device that would allow to determine within minutes if a football player has sustained a concussion. The day is coming when...The post University of...
View ArticleFDA approves first EEG test for diagnosing ADHD
A new device approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will read children and adolescent’s brain waves in order to test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The 15 to...The...
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Inexpensive magnetoencephalography (MEG) system could be available at every...
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is an important but extremely expensive method for brain research and medical diagnosis. The costs are so high that not even every developed ...
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Neurokeeper, a new EEG headset from Israel detects strokes, minimizes brain...
Israeli 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 ...
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Soldier talks about his thought-controlled bionic arm (video)
In January 2012 we reported about the first British soldier who got a bionic arm. Now, nearly two years later you can see him living his ...
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Neuronetrix announces clinical study milestone for early diagnosis of...
An American neurotech company, Neuronetrix, has just announced the completion of a significant clinical study milestone for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, involving its own COGNISION System, ...
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