In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

Charlotte Tolley, 36, is a single mum-of-three, one of whom, Lucas, five, requires intense amounts of care. The tot was born ...

Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.

As part of a Neuralink clinical trial, he’s the first person from Ontario testing a brain implant designed to restore independence.

A new neural implant is so small it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can track and wirelessly transmit brain activity for over a year. It’s powered by laser light that safely passes through tissue ...

Two participants tried the device, which translates thoughts of specific finger movements into strokes on a virtual keyboard. Brown University People with paralysis affecting their speech and hands ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nia Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to its Smart Neurostimulation System (SNS) for the treatment ...

It’s hard to picture a keyboard layout other than the one we know best. From laptops to smartphones, it’s an integral part of our digital lives. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have now ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A brain implant could help people type — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A BrainGate participant types using a brain implant. (BrainGate Consortium) For people with near-total paralysis, the ability to ...

For people with near-total paralysis, the ability to communicate easily in real time is a challenge. For years, scientists have been working to remedy that by developing devices that can decode brain ...