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Study finds spinal cord stimulation may restore arm and hand mobility after stroke
February 21, 2023

In a small study, researchers used a device that stimulates the spinal cord to restore arm and hand mobility in two stroke patients, allowing them to perform daily life activities, such as using a fork to eat a meal.

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Clinical Trial Results Indicate Low Rate of Adverse Events Associated With Implanted Brain Computer Interface
January 17, 2023

Brain-computer interfaces, which provide a direct communication link between the brain and a computer or other external device, may help people with difficulty communicating due to paralysis caused by ALS, brainstem stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neurologic conditions

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Synchron Announces First Human U.S. Brain-Computer Interface Implant
September 14, 2022

First U.S. Human Procedure Performed at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City

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New study offers the first evidence of replay during sleep in the human motor cortex, which governs voluntary movement
June 23, 2022

Why do we sleep?

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A new brain-computer interface with a flexible backing
March 15, 2022

The flexible backing allows arrays of micro-scale needles to conform to the contours of the brain, which improves high-resolution brain recording

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First Successful Implantation of Revolutionary Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant
February 16, 2022

While there is currently no cure for blindness, a first-of-its-kind artificial vision system has undergone its first successful implantation, bringing with it the potential to restore partial vision to people who have lost their sight.

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The Amazing Brain: Tracking Molecular Events with Calling Cards
August 24, 2021
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The Amazing Brain: A Sharper Image of the Pyramidal Tract
August 17, 2021
Eddie Chang performing brain surgery. Photo by Barbara Ries
“Neuroprosthesis” Restores Words to Man with Paralysis
July 14, 2021
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Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
May 4, 2021

NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior

NIH has announced the selection of Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), as deputy director of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative.
NIMH’s Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener Named Deputy Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
March 5, 2021
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Q&A: New NIH BRAIN Initiative Director on Accomplishments, Aspirations
January 25, 2021

John Ngai is the Director of the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative.

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As the brain plans movements, the middle frontal gyrus is listening
January 12, 2021

A brain-computer interface study reveals one brain region’s surprising role in planning movements exclusively in response to sounds.

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New NIH BRAIN Initiative awards move toward solving brain disorders
November 19, 2020

The National Institutes of Health will fund more than 175 grants, totaling nearly $500 million, through the NIH’s Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative, part of a large effort among federal and non-federal partners to use knowledge about how th

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New dopamine sensors could help unlock the mysteries of brain chemistry
September 14, 2020

Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmitters

Anatomy of retinal layers as described by Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist pioneer in the investigation of the structure of the nervous system.
Researchers look to the eye for insights about the brain
June 23, 2020

BRAIN investigators test drive tools on the eye to understand neural cell types, circuitry

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Protecting Thin, Flexible Brain Interfaces from the Human Body
April 8, 2020

Next-generation brain implants with more than a thousand electrodes can survive for more than six years

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LabRoots Announces Neuroscience 2020 Virtual Conference to Promote Research Worldwide and The NIH BRAIN Initiative
March 9, 2020

On March 11th, LabRoots will be hosting approximately 15,000 neuroscience researchers, clinicians, and scientists from around the globe who are dedicated to understanding the brain and nervous system.

A look back on The BRAIN Initiative® (and a look ahead in 2020)
February 14, 2020

2019 was an exciting year for neuroscience discovery! Last month, several high-profile scientific magazines, journals, and mainstream news outlets featured articles looking back at the top scientific achievements of 2019.

John Ngai. Photo Credit: Brittany Hosea-Small/University of California, Berkeley
BRAIN Initiative’s first director sets sights on clinical tools
February 4, 2020

Since its launch in 2013, the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative has doled out about $1.3 billion in grants to develop tools that map and manipulate the brain. Until now, it has operated with no formal director.

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