Shortly after 2 a.m. on a Saturday in a midtown Manhattan sports bar packed with Aussies, Dr. Tom Oxley was feeling stunned.

The implant has 378 light-powered pixels, and once the chip has converted the infrared light pattern into electrical signals, they are sent to the brain. The electrical pulses from the chip mimic ...

Ever wonder how your sense of self shapes your economic decisions? Join Harvard economist Roland Fryer as he unpacks the powerful influence of identity on our choices and behavior. Photo: Free to ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has just launched us into what seems like a sci-fi world, successfully placing a brain chip in a human. This isn’t just a tech upgrade – it’s a game changer.

The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary ...

Scientists have created brain ‘organoids’ that may be showing early signs of sentience. Should that give researchers pause?

This tissue chips will incorporate human lung and brain tissue models. The project builds on work at Rochester’s recently established Translational Center for Barrier Microphysiological Systems ...

Science Corporation, a biotech startup launched by a Neuralink cofounder who left the company, claims that's achieved a ...

In Alzheimer’s, some research suggests that a buildup of prion proteins in the brain may contribute to the devastating loss of short- and long-term memory. “Long-term memory shapes our personality, ...

FINDING VOICE: A brain-computer implant device by Blackrock Neurotech helps a man with ALS speak with an AI-powered voice Christina Jewett There are now artificial intelligence programs that scan ...

But it isn’t easy. It won’t be long before there is a similar concerted effort to make brain-implanted chips seem normal. It is a matter of years, not decades. These won’t be chip implants ...