Wireless neurostimulator modulates rats’ behaviour
A wireless neurostimulator can target a specific brain structure in rats and effectively modulate the animals' behaviour
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Optical microfibres illuminate brain dynamics in detail
Analysing signals from bundles of splayed optical microfibres can isolate the activity of individual neurons, revealing how neural processes reflect behaviour
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Thinking aloud: translating thoughts directly into speech
Deep learning algorithms combined with advanced speech synthesizers can translate brain signals into intelligible, recognizable speech
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Optical technology watches nerve cells fire
A rapid, non-invasive optical technique can visualize the electrical activity of nerve cells
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Phantom limb movement controls a robotic arm
A control system for a prosthetic robotic arm that decodes phantom limb movements could help people with above the elbow amputations
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Brain–computer interface gives people with paralysis full control of a tablet computer
A brain–computer interface that converts brain signals into cursor movement enables people with paralysis to control a tablet computer
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Electrical pulses speed up nerve regeneration in rats
Biodegradable device delivers electrical stimulation to peripheral nerves to kick start nerve regrowth and enhance muscle recovery
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Transparent microelectrodes improve brain activity mapping
Transparent microelectrode arrays measure the brain's electrical activity while simultaneously performing optical imaging
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Simultaneous EEG and fMRI measure sleep ‘inertia’
Electroencephalography and functional MRI reveal that sleep-specific brain activity does not disappear immediately after we wake up
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Measuring the brain’s fast optical signal could speed up BCI response
Using near-infrared spectroscopy to measure the fast optical signal in the brain could one day lead to faster brain--computer interfaces
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