The device completely bypasses the eye and the optic nerve.

New device sends images directly into monkeys' brains

Monkey See

Thanks to an array of electrodes implanted in their brains, two monkeys were able to "see" and recognize individual shapes — without using their eyes.

New Device Sends Images Directly Into Monkeys’ Brains

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261853-brain-stimulation-device-lets-monkeys-see-shapes-without-using-eyes/">Brain stimulation device lets monkeys &#8216;see&#8217; shapes without using eyes</a> [New Scientist]

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Devices

Monkey see, monkey do.

It's a ways off from use, but this dream could be a waking reality soon.

Electrode brain implant could potentially zap people out of comas

AWAKEN O SLEEPER

Monkeys zapped with electrodes woke up from being put under, and while it's a ways off from human use, this dream could be a waking reality soon.

Electrode Brain Implant Could Potentially Zap People Out of Comas

A dream of medicine could one day be a waking reality.

Are the research subjects happy, sad or depressed? Now scientists don't have to even ask.

This device reads your brainwaves to figure out your mood

Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered how to translate brainwaves 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

If you're feeling down, it could someday give your brain a little boost.

This technology could have profound applications.

The US military is testing mood altering, AI-controlled brain implants in humans

Brain implants could have a profound effect on people who suffer from conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

The US Military is Testing Mood Altering, AI-Controlled Brain Implants in Humans

DARPA is funding two projects that seek to use brain implants to treat mental illness.

Hard Science

This new device could dramatically improve how we study the brain.

MIT’s Super-Thin Wires Are Leading to a New Age in Brain Implants

This tech is about the same width as a strand of human hair.

Enhanced Humans

Monkey trials are set to begin on these new implants.

A New Vision-Restoring Brain Implant Could Give Sight to the Blind

This tech skips the eyes and goes straight to the brain.

Researchers were able to make carbon nanotubes temporarily stiff by channeling flowing water into them.
This device was used to successfully implant nanoelectrodes in mice, which didn't seem to damage the mice's brains. 

There’s a New Window Into the Human Brain

This new safe tool can monitor brain activity and actual brain treatments.

Using a system of electrodes, transmitters, receivers, scientists were able to restore leg function in a primate, completely bypassing damaged nerves.
While this remarkable feat may be decades away from human use, it is a promising development for the hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. with spinal cord injuries 

Paralyzed Monkeys Able to Walk Again With Brain Implant. Human Trials Are Next

Scientists are now preparing for human trials. 

Researchers have developed a set of brain implants that allowed a paralyzed man to feel sensations through a robot arm.
Copeland could correctly identify 84 percent of the time which individual prosthetic finger was being touched while blindfolded.

A Paralyzed Man Just Regained the Sense of Touch, Thanks to a Brain Implant

The four brain implants were about half the size of a button each. 

A new chip designed for the brain is now wireless. Now that it is no longer connected using wires, will it compromise its accuracy?

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