Neurotechnology – Multimedia

What if you could control digital devices using just the power of thought? That's the incredible promise behind the Stentrode, an implantable brain-computer interface that collects and wirelessly transmits information directly from the brain, without the need for open surgery.

In this episode, the team looks at a study showing that the wild European perch has a fondness for methamphetamine and another body of research that has advanced how lower limb neuroprostheses are designed.

How does your circadian clock affect your personality? Why are inflatable implants being considered for back pain? How are migraine and PTSD in identical twins linked? All these questions, and more will be answered on this week's Opinionated Science!

In this list, discover more about the key RNA-seq techniques used in neuroscience, including the direction and contributions of single-cell RNA sequencing, patch-seq and fluorescence in situ sequencing.

2020 has been a memorable year in science for many reasons, most of them bad. As we finally begin to see some chinks of light at the end of this incredibly long year, the Opinionated Science team look back at some of the biggest stories of the year that were nothing to do with COVID-19, including brain implants, inherited trauma and millions of tons of microplastics.

In this episode, the team discuss efforts to let your brain communicate beyond the limits of your head. Whilst much of this research is still in early stages, scientists have shown how individuals can share thoughts through brain wave-based games of Tetris, and tech entrepreneurs have looked to a future where brains can be directly joined with computers. We look into these technologies’ potential to help paralysis patients and the ethical implications of a network of interconnected brains.

Nicknamed "the wanderer", the vagus nerve plays a variety of interesting roles in our body. Now, researchers are exploring whether vagus nerve stimulation is a viable treatment option for COVID-19. Immunologist Dr Paul-Peter Tak teaches us more in this installment of Teach Me in 10.

In this list, discover more about exciting neurotechnologies, including human cyborgs in smart homes, programmable “animals” and bioresorbable electronic medicine.

2019 has been an important year for neuroscience research. In this list, we look at 10 of the most important stories in neuroscience from the last year, touching on brain implants, adult neurogenesis and promising therapies for neurological conditions. Here's to another huge new year (and decade) in 2020!

In recent decades, functional investigation of neuronal physiology has become the gold standard for decoding how the brain works. This list will look at the main differences between electrophysiological approaches, the most recent innovations in the field and opportunities that recent technological advances have given us.