The last few months have been a whirlwind of positive news from the brain-computer interface (BCI) company Synchron. In late July, the New York, NY-based company announced the first amyotrophic ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how we interact with technology, increasing productivity and expanding capabilities. As this transformation unfolds, it presents both potential ...

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 ...

Whether it’s jacking into the Matrix or becoming a Na’avi in Avatar, connecting brains to computers is a science-fiction trope that I never thought I’d see become a reality. But increasingly, BCIs ...

Since February this year, a quiet but significant breakthrough unfolded in several of Beijing’s top neurosurgical hospitals. Working ...

Synchron has reported that its miniature brain-computer interface implant, threaded up through the blood vessels to help read the activity of the motor cortex, showed no major side effects in a ...

Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is opening an unprecedented chapter in human-machine integration by establishing direct communication between the brain and external devices. Once a science ...

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For individuals living with paralysis, the loss of physical abilities often leads to a stifling of creative expression. However, the advent of brain interface technology has created new opportunities ...

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 ...

Apple is getting into the brain-computer interface (BCI) business, reveals a press release from New York-based startup Synchron. The idea is to enable people with limited mobility to use iPhones, ...