All Articles Tagged As: brain implants
 | A brain implant developed at the University of Michigan uses the body's skin like a conductor to wirelessly transmit the brain's neural signals to control a computer, and may eventually be used to reactivate paralyzed limbs. ...> Full Article |
Tiny electrodes have been coated with a drug-loaded polymer in an attempt to design an implant capable of detecting a number of neurological symptoms, such as those associated with an epileptic seizure, and treating them simultaneously.
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 | A new MRI device that guides surgeons as they implant electrodes into the brains of people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders could change the way this surgery, called deep brain stimulation, is performed at medical centers across the country, according to a group of doctors at University of California, San Francisco. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers in America have used a technique, usually associated with identifying epilepsy, for the first time to show that a computer can listen to our thoughts.
The scientists from Washington University demonstrated that humans can control a cursor on a computer screen using words spoken out loud and in their head. ...> Full Article |
 | University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery someday might improve cochlear implants for deafness and lead to devices to restore vision, maintain balance and treat movement disorders like Parkinson's. ...> Full Article |
Implanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia -- a rare but extremely debilitating condition that causes painful, twisting neck muscle spasms -- according to the results of a pilot study led by Jill Ostrem, MD and Philip Starr, MD PhD at the University of California, San Francisco.
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 | Tiny, implantable computers that would restore brain functions lost to injury or disease is the goal of Univeristy of Washington research recently funded by a $1 million, three-year grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. The project will advance the technology of miniature devices developed at the UW to record brain activity and use the signals to stimulate the brain, spinal cord, and muscles. By operating autonomously and continuously without an attachment to external instruments, such devices would facilitate behavioral adaptation and brain plasticity. ...> Full Article |
By applying electrical current to the brain, researchers reporting online on Nov. 4 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have shown that they could enhance a person's mathematical performance for up to six months without influencing their other cognitive functions.
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 | The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip -- or the brain on a microchip -- have been involved in the development of new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. ...> Full Article |
 | Clusters of heated, magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cell membranes can remotely control ion channels, neurons and even animal behavior, according to a paper published by University at Buffalo physicists in Nature Nanotechnology. ...> Full Article |
 | Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis. ...> Full Article |
Rutgers research discovery sets direction for decoding large-scale structure of brain
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Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.
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Weizmann Institute scientists are learning how to grow nerve networks that perform as logic circuits.
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Research done by scientists in Italy and Switzerland has shown that carbon nanotubes may be the ideal "smart" brain material. Their results, published Dec. 21 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology, are a promising step forward in the search to find ways to "bypass" faulty brain wiring.
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Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a direct artificial connection from the brain to muscles can restore voluntary movement in monkeys whose arms have been temporarily anesthetized.
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A delicate surgery that involves placement of tiny electrodes onto the brainstem is helping some people avoid total hearing loss.
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