A new approach for identifying signs of hidden awareness in people who cannot speak or move after severe brain injury has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Bath in the U.K. The ...

On May 10, Bloomberg reported that brain-computer interfaces are transitioning from experimental to early implementation, allowing users to control computers, robotic arms, and communication tools ...

Treatment-resistant neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and major depressive disorder, continue to impose a substantial global health burden despite ...

More and more individuals now have chronically implanted brain-computer interface (BCI) systems in their heads. Devices that can record and stimulate neural signals are increasingly moving from labs ...

A coin-sized brain chip in China could help people with paralysis control devices using their thoughts. China has approved a brain-computer interface called NEO for commercial medical use in certain ...

The number of people with electrodes in their brains is believed to have more than doubled in the last couple of years. This week, I covered the story of Casey Harrell—a man with ALS who is “the first ...

“I’m looking for a cheetah.” The curious statement popped onto the computer screen of a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who was no longer able to speak or to move his body below the neck. It ...

“It is very sweet to have the ability to look at my wife’s eyes when she hears my voice and conjures up a sweet memory,” Casey Harrell said Researchers at UC Davis have created an advanced ...

Neuralink has dominated the brain-chip story for two years. It now has a serious challenger with a patient of its own. Paradromics, an Austin neurotech firm, has implanted its Connexus brain-computer ...

This week's notable citations: Astronomers believe collapsing stars could spawn mini universes. Chimpanzees do not like unfairness. And a single dose of psilocybin temporarily restored function in an ...

It might soon be "game over" for the video game controller. Yale researchers have developed a new kind of brain-computer interface (BCI) that lets humans play video games directly with their brains.