Complex neurotechnological devices are required to directly select and influence brain waves inside the skull’s interior. Although it has become relatively easy to implement the devices, res... Read more
The ability to walk has been restored following a spinal cord injury, using one’s own brain power, according to research published in the open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Re... Read more
New therapies are on the horizon for individuals paralyzed following spinal cord injury. The e-Dura implant developed by EPFL scientists can be applied directly to the spinal cord without ca... Read more
Monash University is preparing to launch technology that should allow blind users to make out objects and other people World-leading technology that could help restore vision to a large numb... Read more
Brain implants, viruses that wipe out cancer, and smartphones that sense Alzheimers Predicting the future of health care is a tricky business. At any point, there could be a big breakthrough... Read more
The Coming Age of Enhancement IF a brain implant were safe and available and allowed you to operate your iPad or car using only thought, would you want one? What about an embedded device tha... Read more
MIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the fu... Read more
A “MAGIC” switch which restores memory could bring hope to millions of Alzheimer’s sufferers. The electrical implant can bring back long-term memory which has been completely lost and improv... Read more
Researchers from the University of Michigan have created what they claim is the world’s first millimeter-scale complete computing system, designed as an implantable eye pressure monito... Read more