The Wyss Center for Bio and Neoroengineering has developed communications a platform for people with complete locked-in syndrome. A 36-year-old German man in a completely locked-in state was outfitted with a novel brain-computer interface (BCI) system that relies on auditory feedback. The man learned to alter his brain activity in response to that auditory feedback […]
Enlarge (credit: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) One of the most astonishing examples of the promise of brain implants is shown in a video in which a paralyzed person controls a robotic arm with nothing but her thoughts. The technology alone is impressive, but the joy on the participant’s face as she grabs herself a drink […]
Enlarge / An artist’s schematic of the system. (credit: Nature) Elon Musk’s Neuralink has been making waves on the technology side of neural implants, but it hasn’t yet shown how we might actually use implants. For now, demonstrating the promise of implants remains in the hands of the academic community. This week, the academic community […]
Enlarge / The BrainGate research consortium has achieved the first human use of a high-bandwidth, wireless brain-computer interface, enabling tetraplegic participants in a clinical trial to use the device without being tethered by a cable. (credit: kentoh/iStock/Getty Images) Coming on the heels of the Neuralink announcement earlier this month—complete with video showing a monkey playing […]
Enlarge / An artist’s interpretation of how future Dota 2 tournament trophies might look if Valve chief Gabe Newell pushes any further into brain-computer interface (BCI) research. (credit: Getty Images / David Jackmanson / Sam Machkovech) For years, the open secret at Valve (makers of game series like Half-Life and Portal) has been its interest […]
Expand / human mind, motherboards, processor and artificial intelligence notion and neural technology and brain computer interfaces. The tricky portion of linking a gooey, believing brain to some chilly, one-ing along with zero-ing pc is getting advice via your thick skullor mineor anybody else. The entire purpose of a skull, after all, is still maintaining […]