Scientists at Stanford University have taken a major step toward helping people “speak” without moving a muscle—by decoding the silent voice inside the mind. In a study published in the journal ...

Meta is testing artificial intelligence systems that can turn patterns of brain activity into text, effectively letting ...

People implanted with Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip can now move robotic arms using only their thoughts, as the device ...

Brain computer interface pioneer Nathan Copeland pictured in front of a robotic arm in 2019 (University of Pittsburgh Medical ...

A new brain implant now lets people control Apple devices, such as iPads, iPhones and the Vision Pro, using only their thoughts. Synchron, an endovascular brain-computer interface (BCI) company based ...

Apple is getting into the brain-computer interface (BCI) business, reveals a press release from New York-based startup Synchron. The idea is to enable people with limited mobility to use iPhones, ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

A man who hasn’t been able to move or speak for years imagines picking up a cup and filling it with water. In response to the man’s thoughts, a robotic arm mounted on his wheelchair glides forward, ...

Brain-computer interface technology has long belonged to the realm of science fiction, but it’s quickly emerging as a real-world innovation with the potential to transform how we live, work and ...

German doctors have given patients with locked-in syndrome a way to communicate using yes or no answers. Published in the journal PLOS Biology, the research is so remarkable that it has Black Mirror ...