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Cyberdyne's assistive exoskeleton, HAL, was approved for rehab treatments in early 2018. Now it's about to ship to five more hospitals.

Neuroscience and Brain

Watch a RoboCop-Like Exoskeleton Help Paralyzed People Walk Again

By Dan Robitzski

Clearing Old Cells from Mouse Brains Lowered Signs of Anxiety

Clearing Old Cells from Mouse Brains Lowered Signs of Anxiety

By Dan Robitzski

A neural implant nicknamed the "bionic face" can help treat facial paralysis by stimulating paralyzed muscles with electricity.

A “Bionic Face” Brain Implant Could Treat Facial Paralysis

By Dan Robitzski

A Wireless Neural Implant Might Jolt the Brain out of Seizures

A Wireless Neural Implant Might Jolt the Brain out of Seizures

By Dan Robitzski

New research describes how optogenetics, which involves activating nerve cells with pulses of light, could vastly improve paralysis treatment.

Neuroscience and Brain

Stimulating Muscles With Light Could Soon Treat Paralysis

By Dan Robitzski

A landmark research study at the National Institute of Health is finding that too much screen time is changing the way children's brains are developing.

New Research: Screen Time Is Literally Changing Children’s Brains

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists figured out the ideal brain region to target with deep brain stimulation in order to alleviate depression symptoms.

Stimulating This Part of the Brain Alleviates Depression Symptoms

By Dan Robitzski

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech

By Dan Robitzski

Up to 20 percents of the cells in our lab-grown mini kidneys are actually brain and muscle cells, according to new research.

Lab-Grown Mini Kidneys Keep Spawning Rogue Brain Cells

By Kristin Houser

Sadness is associated with a particular neural circuit connecting the amygdala with the hippocampus, which helps store memories.

Researchers Found What Sadness Looks Like in the Brain

By Jon Christian

Experts: Ban Pesticides That Threaten Kids’ Brains

By Jon Christian

A team of European researchers is exploring how internet usage affects mental health, marking the first international effort to do so.

We’ll Soon Know Exactly How Terrible the Internet Is for Our Mental Health

By Kristin Houser

This Brain-Analyzing AI Could Kill Your Dream of Being a Professional Athlete

This Brain-Analyzing AI Could Kill Your Dream of Being a Professional Athlete

By Kristin Houser

Training a neural net to decode a person's brain signals and send them to a robotic limb led to better, precise control over prosthetics.

A Neural Network, Connected to a Human Brain, Could Mean More Advanced Prosthetics

By Dan Robitzski

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.

By Jon Christian

Clearing Faulty Cells Out Of The Brain May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

Clearing Faulty Cells Out Of The Brain May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

By Dan Robitzski

A Researcher Is Offering a Prize to Anyone Who Can Prove a Germ Causes Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience and Brain

A Researcher Is Offering a Prize to Anyone Who Can Prove a Germ Causes Alzheimer’s

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have discovered how to translate brain waves into the actual mood a subject is feeling — and it could lead to new treatments for depression.

This Device Reads Your Brainwaves to Figure Out Your Mood

By Jon Christian

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Shocking A Person’s Brain Could Make Them Less Violent, Study Shows

The Digest: Shocking A Person’s Brain Could Make Them Less Violent, Study Shows

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul

Neuroscience and Brain

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul

By Dan Robitzski

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

Neuroscience and Brain

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

By Dan Robitzski

Brain-Based Circuitry Just Made Artificial Intelligence A Whole Lot Faster

Brain-Based Circuitry Just Made Artificial Intelligence A Whole Lot Faster

By Dan Robitzski

Did An Acid Trip Change Your Life? Scientists Want To Know About It

Neuroscience and Brain

Did An Acid Trip Change Your Life? Scientists Want To Know About It

By Dan Robitzski

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial

Neuroscience and Brain

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial

By Dan Robitzski

New Jelly-Like Neural Implant Eliminates the Need to Drill Through the Brain

New Jelly-Like Neural Implant Eliminates the Need to Drill Through the Brain

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

To Help The Body Fight Chronic Disease, Scientists Learn To Decode Brain Signals

To Help The Body Fight Chronic Disease, Scientists Learn To Decode Brain Signals

By Dan Robitzski

Getting Struck By Lightning Can Make Brain Implants Stop Working

Getting Struck By Lightning Can Make Brain Implants Stop Working

By Kristin Houser

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

Neuroscience and Brain

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

By Dan Robitzski

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets Us Read Memories

Neuroscience and Brain

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets Us Read Memories

By Sarah Marquart

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains

By Dan Robitzski

Antidepressants Don’t Always Work. Now Doctors Can Peer Into The Brain To Get Patients The Right One

Antidepressants Don’t Always Work. Now Doctors Can Peer Into The Brain To Get Patients The Right One

By Dan Robitzski

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too

By Victor Tangermann

A Mobile Scanner Reveals Brain Activity of Patients Doing Everyday Tasks

A Mobile Scanner Reveals Brain Activity of Patients Doing Everyday Tasks

By Lou Del Bello

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A Company Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain to Cure Disease

By Chelsea Gohd

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Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain

By Chelsea Gohd

Scientists Use EEG Machine to Create Digital Images From Brain Activity

Scientists Use EEG Machine to Create Digital Images From Brain Activity

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

By Patrick Caughill

Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?

Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?

Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do

Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do

By Lou Del Bello

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Neuroscience and Brain

If You Had a Human Head Transplant, Would You Still Be You?

A Needle the Size of a Human Hair Makes Brain Injections Possible

A Needle the Size of a Human Hair Makes Brain Injections Possible

By Chelsea Gohd

We May Have Just Figured Out How the Brain Processes Good and Bad Experiences

We May Have Just Figured Out How the Brain Processes Good and Bad Experiences

By Chelsea Gohd

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets us Share Physical Sensations

Neuroscience and Brain

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets us Share Physical Sensations

By Victor Tangermann

Sight Unseen: Advanced Imaging Will Solve the Greatest Mysteries of the Human Body

Neuroscience and Brain

Sight Unseen: Advanced Imaging Will Solve the Greatest Mysteries of the Human Body

Brain Implants Will Drive Our Evolution and “Extend Our Capabilities”

Brain Implants Will Drive Our Evolution and “Extend Our Capabilities”

By Alexandra Ossola

“Brain-on-a-Chip” Devices Are Changing How We Study the Brain

“Brain-on-a-Chip” Devices Are Changing How We Study the Brain

The World Health Organization Identifies Gaming Disorder as a Mental Health Condition

The World Health Organization Identifies Gaming Disorder as a Mental Health Condition

By Aylin Woodward

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Nissan’s Brain-To-Vehicle Interface Could Make Driving Safer by Scanning Your Brain

A Single Gene Could Have a Huge Impact on Age-Related Mental Decline

Neuroscience and Brain

A Single Gene Could Have a Huge Impact on Age-Related Mental Decline

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Letting Patients “Hear” Their Brainwaves Can Reduce PTSD Symptoms

By Chelsea Gohd

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Neurologists May Have Discovered a Key Ally in the Fight Against Brain Aging

By Lou Del Bello

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Research for Cognitive Disorders Could Lead to the Creation of Brain-Enhancing Drugs

By Kristin Houser

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Neuroscience and Brain

Our Sense of Smell Provides a New Way to Battle Spinal Cord Injuries

By Patrick Caughill

Air Pollution Has a Massive Impact on Early Brain Development

Air Pollution Has a Massive Impact on Early Brain Development

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New Gene Therapy Could Regenerate Brain Tissue, Fix Neurological Diseases

We May Have Uncovered the Biological Mechanism to Turn off Hunger

Neuroscience and Brain

We May Have Uncovered the Biological Mechanism to Turn off Hunger

By Chelsea Gohd

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Scientists Find That Smartphone Addiction Alters Your Brain Chemistry

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We Finally Have a Way to Detect Brain Damage From Concussions in Living Brains

Biologists Identify New Source for Brain’s Development

Biologists Identify New Source for Brain’s Development

Research Shows Communication Between Both Halves of the Brain Increases With Age

Research Shows Communication Between Both Halves of the Brain Increases With Age

By Chelsea Gohd