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This Neural Jelly Implant Eradicates the Need for Drilling

They’ve developed a flexible, squishy-silicon-based hydrogel that sticks to neural tissue, bringing non-invasive electrodes to the brain’s surface. This hydrogel, which was tested on a cat’s dorsal root ganglion – a cluster of spinal nerve cells – can conform and adhere to cells.

Never Heard of Neural Network Art? Prepare to Be Astounded

Have you ever heard of neural network art? If not, then you're not alone, since this is a relatively new kind of art that has only recently seen a surge in popularity.

Could Paralyzed People Be a Step Closer to Walking Again?

Once the bionic spine is in place and implanted, small electrodes on its exterior attach themselves to the walls of the vein. It then starts to record electrical signals from the motor cortex.

These Stunning Medical Breakthroughs Can Change the World

Two-way communication between artificial limbs and the brain Neuroscientists at the University of Geneva have found a way to create an artificial neural signal that allows individuals who use neural prostheses to feel sensations similar to those that a fully-able bodied person would feel through their

Research: Microrobots Can Operate As Nerve Cell Connectors

In their paper published in the journal Science Advances , the researchers have explained how they constructed the microrobots and how they served as a bridge-builder between neural networks.

6 Amazing Technologies That May Transform Our Tomorrow

For now, the machine, being made by Musk's secretive Neuralink team, has been implanted in a pig called Gertrude and is undergoing various trials.

This New Artificial Neuron Will Help Fight Heart Failure

This is primarily the case in people who use medical implants to treat conditions like heart failure and Alzheimer's .​ The team successfully modeled and obtained equations to explain how neurons respond to electrical stimuli from other nerves.

Cartivia: The Revolutionary Treatment for Toe Arthritis

How Cartivia Works Cartivia is a synthetic cartilage implant that is designed to act as a replacement for arthritic joint tissue. The gel-like material imitates the quality and density of human cartilage, eliminating the aforementioned problematic side effects of metal implants.

Scientists Find a Way to Convert Brainwaves Into Sentences

For decades, these neural instructions were a mystery, but a group of researchers from UCSF in San Francisco may have learned a way to eavesdrop on the hidden language of our brains with the use of machine learning.

Scary Stories: 11 of the World's Creepiest Experiments

From human limbs being grown inside of pigs’ bladders, to electrodes being implanted within beetles, here are 11 of the creepiest experiments that are going on in the world right now: 1.

6 Recent Groundbreaking Health & Medicine Advancements

From developing milestone medicines for Alzheimer’s disease to getting the first-ever knee replacement with a smart implant, here are some of the most significant medical breakthroughs — both large and small — from the past year. 1.

Turns Out, There Is a Way to Forget Unpleasant Memories

Using a pattern classifier, the researchers observed how suppression diffused the neural reactivation of scene information both globally across the brain and locally in the parahippocampal cortices. The results revealed that suppressing memories earlier made them less vivid when recalled later on.

Deep Brain Stimulation Could Help Keep Alzheimer's at Bay!

Doctors from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are currently experimenting with an implanted “pacemaking” device in Alzheimer’s patients in an attempt to help them retain their independence. This device allows the patient to undergo Deep Brain Stimulation therapy.

Considering Weight Loss Surgery? Here's the Ultimate Guide

Cost: $15,000-$25,000 (US prices, depending on state) Covered by the Affordable Care Act: Yes (23/50 US states) Mortality Rate: 0.1% Electrical Implant Weight Loss Surgery The most recently-devised type of weight loss surgery involves the implantation of an electrical device into your body, which interrupts