The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity

Brains are talking to computers, and computers to brains. Are our daydreams safe?

  A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This

It’s the first study of individualized brain stimulation to treat severe depression. Sarah’s case raises the possibility the method may help people who don’t respond to other therapies.

  With brain implants, scientists hope to translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech

If all goes well, it will conquer the field’s Everest: developing a brain-computer interface that could enable people with a spinal cord injury, locked-in syndrome, ALS, or other paralyzing condition to talk again.

 Are brain implants the future of thinking?

Brain-computer interface technology is moving fast and Silicon Valley is moving in. Will we all soon be typing with our minds?

 Brain Implants to Treat Addiction Are Dangerous and Promising

The U.S. is conducting clinical trials of deep brain stimulation for opioid addiction, but ethical questions abound

 Prepare Yourself For The Shock Of Mass Implantable Brain Technology

The first wave of evolution is expected to offer healing-of-sorts for various individuals such as those profiled in the film with Parkinson’s Disease, paralysis, blindness and more. The next wave is more about general usage.

 This DARPA-Developed Brain Implant Can Help Recover Your Memories

No longer science fiction, a "prosthetic memory" neural implant can actually improve short term memories.

 What Happens When Brain Implants Get Hacked?

DARPA is pushing the capabilities of brain implants far into the future, but naturally security is a concern.

Bionic Brains and Beyond

High-tech implants will soon be commonplace enhancements under our skin and inside our skulls, making us stronger and smarter.

Can the Nervous System Be Hacked?

‘I think this is the industry that will replace the drug industry,’ says a pioneer in bioelectronics.

Nerve Treatment When Drugs Fail

Scientists try stimulating the vagus nerve to help migraines, rheumatoid arthritis and stroke, among other conditions.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Dramatically Reduces Inflammation

The emerging field of bioelectronic integrative medicine targets a variety of disorders traditionally treated with pharmaceuticals by using advanced neuromodulation devices. Stimulating the vagus nerve offers significant advantages to the use of drugs—such as lower cost and fewer side effects.

Are We Ready For An Implant That Can Change Our Moods?

The idea of changing the brain for the better with electricity is not new, but deep brain stimulation takes a more targeted approach than the electroconvulsive therapy introduced in the 1930s.

Brain-machine interfaces are getting better and better – and Neuralink’s new brain implant pushes the pace

If you haven’t been paying attention, brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) that allow people to control robotic arms with their thoughts might sound like science fiction. But science and engineering efforts have already turned it into reality.

Brain-reading tech is coming. The law is not ready to protect us

Mark Zuckerberg’s company is funding research on brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that can pick up thoughts directly from your neurons and translate them into words. The researchers say they’ve already built an algorithm that can decode words from brain activity in real time. And Musk’s company has created flexible “threads” that can be implanted into a brain and could one day allow you to control your smartphone or computer with just your thoughts. Musk wants to start testing in humans by the end of next year. Other companies such as Kernel, Emotiv, and Neurosky are also working on brain tech. They say they’re building it for ethical purposes, like helping people with paralysis control their devices.

Do Brain Implants Change Your Identity?

As neural devices proliferate, so do reports of personality changes, foundering relationships, and people who want to leave their careers.

Elon Musk Launches Neuralink to Connect Brains With Computers

Startup from CEO of Tesla and SpaceX aims to implant tiny electrodes in human brains.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils prototype of brain implants — and looks toward clinical trials

Elon Musk on Friday unveiled a coin-sized prototype of a brain implant developed by his startup Neuralink to enable people who are paralyzed to operate smartphones and robotic limbs with their thoughts —

How brain implants can let paralysed people move again

Ideally brain implants need to last for many decades – currently it is difficult to record the same signals even over several weeks so these systems need to be recalibrated regularly. Using new implant designs or different brain signals may improve long-term stability.

The Pentagon's Plans to Program Soldiers' Brains

The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts.

This Is Your Brain on Neural Implants

Are you still you if devices improve your memory, attention span, and other cognitive skills?

Tiny Brain Implants Hold Big Promise for Immobilized Patients

Neuroscientists see unmet demand for technologies that detect and translate neural signals to help people with mobility problems.

What comes after smartphones? Brain implants, maybe.

It would be the ultimate user interface: a device the size of two stacked nickels that allows your thoughts to control computers. The only catch is it’ll have to be implanted in your brain.