The brain-computer interface wars have begun. For years, startups and academic researchers have been experimenting on humans and animals with placing sensors on or near the brain to deepen our ...

At first glance, the idea sounds implausible: a computer made not of silicon, but of living brain cells. It’s the kind of ...

Casey Harrell, a man with the progressive muscle disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), reacts to using a brain-computer interface to 'speak' for the first time. The device interprets brain ...

Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital avatar ...

In the ever-evolving landscape where technology intersects with healthcare, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are emerging as a transformative force, turning the once-fantastic imaginings of science ...

A man who hasn’t been able to move or speak for years imagines picking up a cup and filling it with water. In response to the man’s thoughts, a robotic arm mounted on his wheelchair glides forward, ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Brain-computer interfaces promise breakthroughs in restoring lost function and beyond. But they also raise ethical and societal questions about the linking ...

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the heated race between two companies to build a commercial brain-computer interface. Brain-computer interfaces might have inspired works of science ...

When a new technology shows promise, performance-wise and commercially, innovation does not stop. To the contrary, it gathers pace. New medical devices typically emerge from competing groups of ...