For the first time, an individual has been seen publicly controlling an iPad entirely through thought, thanks to Apple's new brain-computer interface (BCI) protocol and Synchron's implantable ...

Scientists at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology can help people single out a voice in a crowd. These ...

After more than a decade of research, scientists evaluate implanted brain-decoding technology that helps people hear one voice among many. NEW YORK, NY — Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman ...

Elon Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016 to develop brain-machine interfaces. The first product — the N1 implant — focuses on allowing patients with paralysis to control computer cursors with their mind ...

Jessica Rendall is a reporter with experience covering a variety of health and wellness topics, including chronic disease, infectious disease, telemedicine, mental health and health technology. Kelly ...

A real-time system decoded who was listening and boosted the speaker’s voice, offering proof of concept for smarter hearing technologies that respond to attention rather than just sound. Study: ...

A brain-computer interface (BCI) that reads a listener’s brain signals to determine which speaker they are paying attention to and selectively amplifies that voice in real time improved speech ...

In a crowded room, the problem is rarely volume. It is selection. Most hearing aids can make speech louder and soften certain background sounds, but they still struggle with the part human brains ...