The past few years have witnessed seismic shifts in how we relate to our machines—and, more provocatively, how our machines relate to us. While smartphones and smart homes have steadily normalized ambient intelligence in our daily lives, the emergence of brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) and spinal cord interfaces (SCIs) represents a leap across a profound frontier: direct, bidirectional communication between our nervous system and digital systems. Continue Reading Wired Minds and Spinal S...| IEEE Pulse
Behind the bold headlines, BCI is out changing lives today. Continue Reading Silicon Synapses: The Bold Frontier of Brain–Computer Integration The post Silicon Synapses: The Bold Frontier of Brain–Computer Integration appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
People with chronic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) finally have some very good news. In December 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued de novo classification and authorization to the ARC-EX System, making it the first FDA-approved noninvasive spinal cord stimulation system for people with SCIs. Continue Reading FDA-Cleared Noninvasive Spine Stimulation System Could Transform Spinal Cord Injury Treatment The post FDA-Cleared Noninvasive Spine Stimulation System Could Transfor...| IEEE Pulse
As entrepreneur Bryan Johnson grew his payment processing platform Braintree into a financial behemoth, he was fighting a personal demon—severe depression. Continue Reading Cracking the Brain’s Black Box: The Rise of Real-Time Neuromonitoring The post Cracking the Brain’s Black Box: The Rise of Real-Time Neuromonitoring appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
Mind-reading headphones that prevent burnout and boost focus may sound like science fiction. But according to Ramses Alcaide, the co-founder and CEO of Neurable, that’s exactly what his company’s MW75 Neuro headphones do. Continue Reading Why Consumer Neurofeedback Devices Are More Than Hype for Brain Health The post Why Consumer Neurofeedback Devices Are More Than Hype for Brain Health appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
In the latest season of the hit series Black Mirror, characters use small wearable devices on their temples to activate immersive digital worlds for entertainment (usually to their detriment). Continue Reading From Headsets to Healing: The Rise of Wearable Brain Tech and Its Impact on Mental Illness and Cognitive Health The post From Headsets to Healing: The Rise of Wearable Brain Tech and Its Impact on Mental Illness and Cognitive Health appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
Focused ultrasound (FUS) is emerging as a groundbreaking, neurosurgical technology that uses sound waves to treat targets deep in the brain. Continue Reading Breaking Barriers With Sound: Focused Ultrasound in the Brain The post Breaking Barriers With Sound: Focused Ultrasound in the Brain appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
Setting up noninvasive therapies in neurorehabilitation is inevitably needed for the stroke patients and clinical environment in the 21st century’s neurological remedies. Continue Reading EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces: Pioneering Frontier Research in the 21st Century The post EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces: Pioneering Frontier Research in the 21st Century appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
The idea that brain activity can inform, communicate with, and control an external device such as a computer, or a robot, would have seemed the realm of science fiction not too long ago. Continue Reading The Potential of Brain–Computer Interface Technologies in Low-and Middle-Income Countries Global Health Perspective The post The Potential of Brain–Computer Interface Technologies in Low-and Middle-Income Countries Global Health Perspective appeared first on IEEE Pulse.| IEEE Pulse
Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been widely approved for the treatment of many neurological conditions, most notably depression, and the scope for new applications is vast. Jim Banks looks at the potential for TMS to treat chronic pain, cognitive decline, bipolar disorder, and much more.| IEEE Pulse