A tetraplegic patient regained independent drinking after more than a decade of paralysis using NEO, a minimally invasive ...

The robot can now reach almost any part of the brain and will perform key steps in the surgical process of implanting ...

Paralysed people are already using brain-computer interfaces to turn their thoughts into text. But there are risks to this ...

Brain-to-speech interfaces have been promising to help paralyzed individuals communicate for years. Unfortunately, many systems have had significant latency that has left them lacking somewhat in the ...

Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease. And it's not easy. Holes are drilled into the patient's skull so tiny wires can ...

Chinese start-up firms are supercharging their efforts to develop algorithms for brain–computer interfaces that help people ...

A tiny brain implant now approved for human trials could help treat depression from home. The breakthrough signals a new ...

Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a human trial for a blueberry-sized brain implant intended to target treatment-resistant depression. The brain-computer ...

Brain implants seem to offer many possibilities for patients with neurological problems. They may be able to help reduce seizures in people with epilepsy, bring sight to people who are blind, or ...

Elon Musk's startup Neuralink has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface into a man named Brad Smith, who has ALS and is completely non-verbal, allowing him to communicate now using ...

As its whiskers flitter, the mouse’s brain sparks with activity. A tiny implant records the electrical chatter and beams it to a nearby computer. Smaller than a grain of salt, the implant is powered ...