Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) sound like science fiction to most people. But this technology is getting real, quickly.

There are two main types of BCIs.

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Brain-computer interfaces promise breakthroughs in restoring lost function and beyond. But they also raise ethical and societal questions about the linking ...

Brain computer interface technology is rapidly advancing, allowing neural signals to translate into digital commands. Experiments like Neuralink Synchron trials demonstrate thought-controlled cursors, ...

When a new technology shows promise, performance-wise and commercially, innovation does not stop. To the contrary, it gathers pace. New medical devices typically emerge from competing groups of ...

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This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A brain implant could help people type — ...

Last summer, a team of researchers reported using a brain-computer interface to detect words people with paralysis imagined saying, even without them physically attempting to speak. They also found ...

Canadian scientists are using brain-computer interfaces to help kids with severe disabilities communicate and interact with ...

Elon Musk is a big idea kind of guy. The billionaire businessman is behind the electric car manufacturer Tesla as well as the space exploration company, SpaceX. Musk’s newest big idea is Neuralink, a ...