Clever Aussie brain-computer interface leaves your skull intact

Brain-computer interfaces place electrodes right next to certain brain areas, reading electrical activity to convert specific thoughts and intentions into signals that can be used to control computers, mobile devices, and theoretically other things lik… Continue reading Clever Aussie brain-computer interface leaves your skull intact

Neuralink gets FDA approval for human trials, but others are way ahead

Several years after Elon Musk’s “aspirational” timeframe, Neuralink has announced it’s received FDA approval for the first human trials of its brain-computer interface. But it’s worth noting that another company has already done more than 50 implants.C… Continue reading Neuralink gets FDA approval for human trials, but others are way ahead

Groundbreaking AI system reads minds and produces text without implants

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have created a mind-reading AI system that can take images of a person’s brain activity and translate them into a continuous stream of text. Called a semantic decoder, the system may help people who ar… Continue reading Groundbreaking AI system reads minds and produces text without implants

Noninvasive Sensors for Brain–Machine Interfaces Based on Micropatterned Epitaxial Graphene

As fun as brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are, for the best results they tend to come with the major asterisk of requiring the cutting and lifting of a section of the …read more Continue reading Noninvasive Sensors for Brain–Machine Interfaces Based on Micropatterned Epitaxial Graphene

Neuralink gives a wide-ranging update on its brain chip progress

Neuralink has given a rare update on its brain-computer interface, including some new telepathic typing from monkeys, a new surgical robot, and early progress toward restoring sight in the blind and returning movement and sensation to paraplegics.Conti… Continue reading Neuralink gives a wide-ranging update on its brain chip progress

Thin, flexible sensor records brain activity in record-breaking detail

Scientists have developed an advanced new brain sensor that promises to take the safety and efficiency of cancer and epilepsy treatment into new terrain. The groundbreaking device is able to record electrical signals from the brain’s surface in record-… Continue reading Thin, flexible sensor records brain activity in record-breaking detail

Freakish Mercedes AVTR concept reads your mind, owns your nightmares

Mercedes-Benz takes hands-free vehicle control to the next level at this year’s IAA Mobility show in Munich. Its scaly Vision AVTR concept looks as likely to rise up and eat its driver as to obey them, but with a new brain-computer interface, the visio… Continue reading Freakish Mercedes AVTR concept reads your mind, owns your nightmares

Tiny implants could dramatically improve brain-computer interfaces

Whether they’re being used for research or for restoring lost capabilities to the disabled, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) show a lot of promise. They could soon be much more effective, thanks to the development of tiny new sensors.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Tiny implants could dramatically improve brain-computer interfaces

First ever thought-to-speech brain implant successfully trialed

After more than a decade of development researchers at UC San Francisco have demonstrated, for the first time, a brain implant turning neural activity into full words. The first participant in the trial, a paralyzed man in his 30s, can now speak with a… Continue reading First ever thought-to-speech brain implant successfully trialed