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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are a hot topic these days, with companies like Neuralink racing to create devices that connect humans' brains to machines via tiny implanted electrodes. The potential benefits of BCIs range from improved…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 01, 2022 13:48:55 ISTDepending on what your perspective is about Elon Musk, it seems that we have taken the most giant leap forwards to either a utopian or a dystopian future. Elon Musk, who has been in the headlines for…

Scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology proposed the hBCIs that incorporate EEG and EMG signals. Credit: Jiawei Ju et al. A technical…

With so few people outfitted with these devices, their longevity is still unknown. So far, the Utah array has lasted up to 10 years in monkeys. In Copeland’s case, his implants are still working, but not as well as in the first year or so…

Synchron is making tangible progress. In August 2020, the company was granted an investigational device exemption from the FDA, allowing it to become the first company to conduct clinical trials of a permanently implanted BCI. To reach this…

Engineering researchers have invented an advanced brain-computer interface with a flexible and moldable backing and penetrating microneedles. Adding a flexible backing to this kind of brain-computer interface allows the device to more…

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synchron, a brain computer interface (BCI) company, today announced the expansion of its advisory board comprised of industry pioneers, to provide strategic guidance in support of the Company’s…

Credit: Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science Since they came into use by physicians and researchers, Brain-Computer Interfaces…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Philip O'Keefe, a 62-year-old amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient in Australia recently became the…

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering are using generative adversarial networks (GANs) -- technology best known for creating deepfake videos and photorealistic human faces -- to improve brain-computer interfaces for people…