neuroscience

Projecting a visual image directly into the brain, bypassing the eyes

Posted in Science on 16th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Allowing the blind to see or the paralyzed to feel touch

DARPA Funding Brain-Computer Interfaces For Blindness, Paralysis and Speech Disorders

Posted in Hardware on 12th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

BCIs could allow us to read the thoughts of others and improve our capacity for learning.

Carbon nanotubes found safe for reconnecting damaged neurons

Posted in Science on 7th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Multiwall carbon nanotubes could safely help repair damaged connections between neurons by serving as supporting scaffolds for growth or as connections between neurons.

'Mind reading' technology identifies complex thoughts, using machine learning and fMRI

Posted in Medicine on 4th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

By combining machine-learning with fMRI brain imaging technology, scientists have discovered, in essence, how to 'read minds.'

Algorithms decode complex thoughts from brain scans

Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

Scientists can now use brain activation patterns to identify complex thoughts like 'The witness shouted during the trial.'