Synchron, a company that develops implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has received permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct clinical trials with human patients putting the company ahead of competitors like Elon Musk’s Neuralink. The company plans to start its early feasibility study of its...
California-based neuroscience startup Kernel is getting ready to ship its $50,000 mind-reading helmet to dozens of customers across the US. Founded by online payments veteran Bryan Johnson, Kernel’s new brain-computer interface (BCI) can analyze blood flow and neurons being fired across an individual’s brain, effectively understanding what’...
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an AI-based interface that can convert brain signals related to writing into letters on a screen. This new technology could be very beneficial for people with communication disabilities. The interface was tested with a 65-year-old paralyzed man, who was able to write text at...
On a Clubhouse panel, Elon Musk said his company Neuralink [https://neuralink.com/] has implanted one of its brain-chips into a monkey, allowing the animal to play video games with his mind. Musk told the panel that there's no sign of where the wireless neural chip was implanted, that the...
