PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Demonstrating an important milestone for the longevity and utility of implanted brain-computer interfaces, a woman with tetraplegia using the investigational ...

The BrainGate Neural Interface System is currently an investigational device that allows some people with severe brain injuries and motor disabilities to regain the capacity to communicate and control ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- In a recent experiment, a woman suffering from A.L.S. was able to express her thoughts by typing on a screen, not with her fingers but with her brain waves. She was able to ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. In an important step toward a medical technology that could help restore independence of people with paralysis, researchers find the ...

Twenty years ago, restoring limb function in a paraplegic may have been an idea that existed only in the realm of science fiction. But today, thanks to the BrainGate project — involving a team of ...

A patient in the BrainGate trial pictured with the Brown Wireless Device used to send data from intracortical sensors to an external decoding system. (Credit: braingate.org) Mind reading has long been ...

Wireless brain implants are transforming research on the human brain and enabling more personalized treatment for users.

The Cullen Education and Research Fund (CERF) announced the recipients of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize for ALS Research: Dr. Leigh Hochberg, Dr. Conor Walsh, and Dr. Sabrina Paganoni.

In April 2011, 58-year-old Cathy Hutchinson served herself coffee. The action would have been unremarkable, except that Hutchinson served herself using a robotic arm that she controlled with her ...

The Cullen Education and Research Fund (CERF) announced the recipients of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize for ALS Research: Dr. Leigh Hochberg, Dr. Conor Walsh, and Dr. Sabrina Paganoni.

Bill Kochevar grabbed a mug of water, drew it to his lips and drank through the straw. His motions were slow and deliberate, but then Kochevar hadn’t moved his right arm or hand for eight years. And ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Multiple brain-computer interface (BCI) projects are currently ...