Neural Engineering

How a Tiny Electrical Current to the Brain Is Treating Medical Symptoms

How a Tiny Electrical Current to the Brain Is Treating Medical Symptoms

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
How a Tiny Electrical Current to the Brain Is Treating Medical Symptoms 620 375 IEEE Pulse

The medical benefits of mild electrical stimulation of the cranium may seem like marketing hype, but decades of clinical research studies have verified that it does alleviate symptoms in a…

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Identifying Neurotechnology Challenges

Identifying Neurotechnology Challenges at NeuroCAS

Author(s)3: Cynthia Weber
Identifying Neurotechnology Challenges at NeuroCAS 620 375 IEEE Pulse

The second NeuroCAS event held 20–21 October 2018 in Cleveland, OH, USA, was attended by researchers and entrepreneurs across the fields of biosignals and neurotechnology. On the heels of the…

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Neuromodulation Poses Next Step in Treating Heart Disease

Neuromodulation Poses Next Step in Treating Heart Disease

Author(s)3: Cynthia Weber
Neuromodulation Poses Next Step in Treating Heart Disease 618 374 IEEE Pulse

Jeffrey Ardell, Founding Director of the UCLA Neurocardiology Research Program of Excellence, is a fellow of the American Heart Association and has been one of the principal investigators in the…

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Brain-Related Matters - ANTBI

Brain-Related Matters

Author(s)3: Cynthia Weber
Brain-Related Matters 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Above: ANTBI workshop attendees gather for the session in Washington D.C. Wherein lies the promise versus the hype, when discussing the latest in brain-related research and neurotechnology? Have we considered…

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Cross-Disciplinary Medical Advances with Neuroengineering

Cross-Disciplinary Medical Advances with Neuroengineering

Author(s)3: Sherif Elbasiouny
Cross-Disciplinary Medical Advances with Neuroengineering 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Neuroengineering brings tools and techniques from the engineering fields into neuroscience to create new approaches for investigating the central nervous system (CNS). This fusion of disciplines is advancing our knowledge…

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On the Verge of Neuro-Motion

On the Verge of Neuro-Motion

Author(s)3: Cynthia Weber
On the Verge of Neuro-Motion 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Chad Bouton, director of the Center for Bioelectronic Medicine and vice president of advanced engineering at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, which serves as the research arm of one…

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Reading Minds

Reading Minds

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
Reading Minds 618 371 IEEE Pulse

When you see or think about an object, your brain engages in a unique pattern of activity tied specifically to that object. That’s how you know a cat is a…

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Moving Objects with Your Mind

Moving Objects with Your Mind

Author(s)3: Jim Banks
Moving Objects with Your Mind 618 371 IEEE Pulse

The best ideas are often simple in nature, though complex in detail, and great in potential. The stentrode is a perfect example, combining the familiar off-the-shelf technologies of a stent…

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From Brain to Body

From Brain to Body

Author(s)3: Mary Bates
From Brain to Body 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Paralysis, whether caused by spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative disease, or other factors, poses a host of issues for patients. These include not just the inability to move parts of their…

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