In a recent publication appearing in Advanced Science, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience challenge ...

Over four decades, the Alien franchise has brought many different versions of the xenomorph creature to theaters.

Epia Neuro’s brain-computer interface will include a motorized glove to help stroke patients recover movement in their hand. Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability, with roughly ...

A 'money hungry' private maternity industry has sprung up in recent years, taking advantage of anxious mothers facing the biggest change of their lives ...

In a nutshell: Brain-computer interfaces are often framed as tools for restoring lost function. In a Caltech lab, they are also becoming instruments. Research psychologist Galen Buckwalter, 69, is ...

A new neural implant is so small it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can track and wirelessly transmit brain activity for over a year. It’s powered by laser light that safely passes through tissue ...

A new online tool can help Parkinson’s patients decide if they need a brain implant The implant helps reduce some of the movement symptoms of Parkinson’s The tool tells patients whether the implant ...

Two participants tried the device, which translates thoughts of specific finger movements into strokes on a virtual keyboard. Brown University People with paralysis affecting their speech and hands ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nia Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its Smart Neurostimulation System (SNS) for the treatment ...

The Smart Neurostimulation System is the first neurostimulation device to receive Breakthrough designation for TBI-related memory loss; the implant decodes memory states from neural activity on 60 ...

It’s hard to picture a keyboard layout other than the one we know best. From laptops to smartphones, it’s an integral part of our digital lives. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have now ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A brain implant could help people type — ...