Neuralink announced on May 7, 2026 that its next-generation surgical robot can place electrode threads into virtually any ...

Neuralink, the neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk, has unveiled a new surgical robot capable of placing implants in almost any region of the human brain, marking another major step in the ...

Is curing Alzheimer's disease an impossible challenge or can we get there? To find out I've been invited to watch brain surgery at the cutting edge of dementia research. I'm wearing scrubs at the back ...

Imagine what brain surgeons could do with a three-dimensional (3D)-printed model of the brain. Not a structural model printed in plastic and uniform throughout, but one that mirrors the heterogeneity ...

In the brain, specific electrical waves are associated with different states of consciousness. For instance, delta waves—also known as slow waves—are especially prevalent during deep sleep, as well as ...

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