UC researchers and the patients they work with are showing the world what's possible when the human mind and advanced computers meet.

When someone loses the ability to speak because of a neurological condition like ALS, the impact goes far beyond words. It touches every part of daily life, from sharing a joke with family to simply ...

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, have the potential to transform communication for people experiencing paralysis. Whether they've experienced a traumatic injury, had a stroke, or developed a ...

Neurotech company Synchron has unveiled the latest version of its brain-computer interface, which uses Nvidia technology and the Apple Vision Pro to enable individuals with paralysis to control ...

A new policy document outlines China’s plan to create an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years, and ...

In the book, “Infinite Education,” I wrote about the advancing front of brain-computer interfaces. When exploring these artificial intelligence-powered implants that detect electrical signals from the ...

Recently, a neurotech company called Paradromics made headlines by successfully implanting its brain-computer interface (BCI) in a human for the first time. The procedure happened at the University of ...

Since then, scientists have designed and developed BCIs that have enabled people with quadriplegia to control a computer cursor, a robotic arm, and even move their own limb. Recently, a person with ...

Synchron rarely lets journalists visit its New York office. What I saw there reveals the growing potential of brain-computer interfaces. Synchron Stentrode in model brain at the Brooklyn headquarters ...