The hardware isn't new, but a UC Davis research team's machine learning-powered method of translating brain activity in an ALS patient into sentences with 92% accuracy is ...

A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home to communicate, work and interact with the ...

A recent study published in Nature Medicine provides evidence that a specialized brain implant can allow a person with severe ...

Casey Harrell uses his implants to talk to friends and family, read to his young daughter, and perform his job.

For the past six years, Casey Harrell’s life has felt like a slow-motion car crash. At 42, he began to lose his voice to the ...

Imagine being able to compose an email or steer a wheelchair directly with your thoughts. For millions of people living with neurological disorders such as ALS, this possibility could be life-changing ...

The country wants to become a global leader in brain implants. Strong government support is expected to help accelerate that ...

Doctors conduct the clinical trial of the invasive brain-computer interface in East China's Shanghai, March 25, 2025.

Bringing together the worlds of assistive technology and consumer electronics is becoming increasingly necessary with ever-developing digital technology and communication abilities, for those with ...

What are brain-computer interfaces? Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are devices that allow for the action or control of an external device from brain signals. These technologies have a broad range of ...

The human brain is remarkably complex, with trillions of connections that control how you move, think and feel. Yet it’s still vulnerable to debilitating conditions such as paralysis, stroke, epilepsy ...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) come in many forms and can be non-invasive, integrated into wearable devices, or invasive, meaning they are implanted into the body to work nearer to the brain.