Neuroscientists have long listened to the brain’s electrical spikes, but those loud crackles are only the final output of a ...

The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest ...

Postdoctoral researcher Erin Kunz holds up a microelectrode array that can be placed on the brain's surface as part of a brain-computer interface. (Jim Gensheimer) Surgically implanted devices that ...

“In my head, I churn over every sentence ten times, delete a word, add an adjective, and learn my text by heart, paragraph by paragraph,” Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote in his memoir, “The Diving Bell and ...

A person can bite their tongue to avoid blurting out a secret, but a surgically implanted brain computer interface can reveal words that were never meant to be spoken. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a ...

Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs) represent a transformative field at the intersection of neuroscience, engineering and computer science, allowing for direct communication between the brain and external ...

Before a car crash in 2008 left her paralysed from the neck down, Nancy Smith enjoyed playing the piano. Years later, Smith started making music again, thanks to an implant that recorded and analysed ...

Surgically implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also eavesdrop on their inner monologue. The finding could lead to BCIs that allow paralyzed users to produce synthesized speech ...

Brain-implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also decode words they imagine, but don't intend to share. These brain implants speak your mind — even when you don't want to ...