The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest ...

Neuroscientists have unveiled an engineered protein that lets them watch incoming signals wash over neurons in real time, turning what used to be invisible chemical whispers into vivid, trackable ...

The brain implant is an ultra-thin chip designed to create a fast, wireless link between the human brain and artificial intelligence.

A person can bite their tongue to avoid blurting out a secret, but a surgically implanted brain computer interface can reveal words that were never meant to be spoken. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a ...

Postdoctoral researcher Erin Kunz holds up a microelectrode array that can be placed on the brain's surface as part of a brain-computer interface. (Jim Gensheimer) Surgically implanted devices that ...

Before a car crash in 2008 left her paralysed from the neck down, Nancy Smith enjoyed playing the piano. Years later, Smith started making music again, thanks to an implant that recorded and analysed ...

Brain-implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also decode words they imagine, but don't intend to share. These brain implants speak your mind — even when you don't want to ...