As we enter 2026, there are two distinct technologies used by clinicians to interact with the brain: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neuromodulation.

Imagine you're shopping for a dinner party this weekend and you spot some nice, but expensive, bottles of wine. You're not ...

Neuralink, a leader in the fledgling field of brain implants, is hurting the industry's efforts to develop useful medical ...

BISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports ...

Patients are currently required to have a referral from their primary care physician to make an appointment at the clinic.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is shifting into high gear for 2026 as the company’s co-founder touts changes to the brain-computer ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Fallout season two is kicking off with a bang… Literally, if you’re one of a few unlucky people who cross paths with Mr. House or Hank MacLean. But what is that’s making people’s heads go bang? We ...

Scientists working to enhance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology—which allows people to control devices with their thoughts—have found they can improve the performance of electrodes implanted ...

Could a future exist where the brain and artificial intelligence systems communicate as effortlessly as a smartphone connecting to Wi-Fi? This may sound like science fiction, but researchers are ...

Before a car crash in 2008 left her paralysed from the neck down, Nancy Smith enjoyed playing the piano. Years later, Smith started making music again, thanks to an implant that recorded and analysed ...