Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have made remarkable progress restoring movement and speech in people with paralysis. While brain-computer interface technology thus far has largely focused on ...

Imagine being able to compose an email or steer a wheelchair directly with your thoughts. For millions of people living with neurological disorders such as ALS, this possibility could be life-changing ...

Startups like Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Precision Neuroscience and Synchron are developing brain-computer interfaces to make them more accessible and less invasive. Christopher Mims, tech journalist at ...

Implantable devices in the brain have been used for about 30 years to assist people with disabilities in completing motor tasks. However, the devices are simply not accessible to the vast majority of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. At CES 2026, LumiMind presented its brand new closed-loop EEG sleep ...

Expanding BCI technology beyond motor paralysis to psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD requires ...

Teaching robots how to act is hard. Teaching them what humans actually want is ...

Treatment-resistant neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and major depressive disorder, continue to impose a substantial global health burden despite ...

The various types of BoCI are illustrated. The various types of BoCIs are introduced, including planar and stereoelectrode-based methods. The former primarily relies on low-density or high-density ...

When a new technology shows promise, performance-wise and commercially, innovation does not stop. To the contrary, it gathers pace. New medical devices typically emerge from competing groups of ...

OpenAI Group PBC has invested in Merge Labs Inc., a startup developing hardware that will enable users to control computers with their thoughts. Merge Labs is building a brain-computer interface, or ...