EDITOR’S NOTE: Technological innovation has spurred revolutions, and the military has played a key role in advancing technology’s potential. Notably, the armed forces invented the internet and radio– ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool that sits outside our heads. It is starting to seep into how we remember, decide and even imagine, blurring the line between human thought and machine ...

Scientists at Stanford University have taken a major step toward helping people “speak” without moving a muscle—by decoding the silent voice inside the mind. In a study published in the journal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist covering AI and innovation. New research shows brain-computer interfaces can decode inner ...

Apple is getting into the brain-computer interface (BCI) business, reveals a press release from New York-based startup Synchron. The idea is to enable people with limited mobility to use iPhones, ...

If you agreed to a mind-meld with Spock, you wouldn’t expect the Vulcan to share all of your deepest thoughts with the entirety of the United Federation of Planets, would you? That’s exactly what Sen.

A patient suffering from tetraplegia steered a smart wheelchair through the neighborhood with only his thoughts and directed ...

Brain-computer interface technology has long belonged to the realm of science fiction, but it’s quickly emerging as a real-world innovation with the potential to transform how we live, work and ...

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 ...

A man who hasn’t been able to move or speak for years imagines picking up a cup and filling it with water. In response to the man’s thoughts, a robotic arm mounted on his wheelchair glides forward, ...

Brain-computer interfaces are typically unwieldy, which makes using them on the move a non-starter. A new neural interface small enough to be attached between the user’s hair follicles keeps working ...