The Next Frontier for Brain Implants Is Artificial Vision
[ad_1] Brian Bussard has 25 tiny chips in his brain. They were installed in February 2022 as part of a study testing a wireless device designed to produce rudimentary vision…
Scientists Are Unlocking the Secrets of Your ‘Little Brain’
[ad_1] The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains a…
Meet the Designer Behind Neuralink’s Surgical Robot
[ad_1] As a designer, what safety considerations did you have to think about with the Neuralink device? The primary safety considerations weren’t so much on the device but on the…
Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrates His Brain-Computer Interface
[ad_1] On Wednesday, Neuralink introduced the first human subject to receive the company’s brain implant, a 29-year-old man who has been paralyzed from the shoulders down for eight years after…
So You Want to Rewire Brains
[ad_1] There’s a lot to like about brain-computer interfaces, those sci-fi-sounding devices that jack into your skull and turn neural signals into software commands. Experimental BCIs help paralyzed people communicate,…
A New Headset Aims to Treat Alzheimer’s With Light and Sound
[ad_1] The company’s study included 74 participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s who received either the Cognito stimulation or a sham device that acted as a placebo. Subjects were asked…
This Is What Your Brain Does When You’re Not Doing Anything
[ad_1] The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Whenever you’re actively performing a task—say, lifting weights at the gym or taking a hard exam—the parts of your…
Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Is Working. Elon Musk’s Transparency Isn’t
[ad_1] Some Neuralink rivals, such as Precision Neuroscience, are developing implants that sit on top of the brain, or in the case of Synchron, a stentlike device that’s inserted into…
This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms
[ad_1] In 2015, Lucy Yung was a young industrial designer working on assistive devices for stroke victims, people with multiple sclerosis, and those with other conditions which meant they struggled…
A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever
[ad_1] Earlier this year, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research entered a new era when the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced a momentous scientific breakthrough—the discovery of a biomarker for PD. It…