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A Software Interface for Developing Next Generation Neurotherapies

Closed-Loop Platform for Neurotherapy – NIH-funded Project for Stroke Rehabilitation   The first “brain pacemakers”, developed several decades ago, stimulated...
brain computer interface illustration human brain

Neuroprosthetics review highlights need for new hardware

A group of authors from the University of Bordeaux has assessed the state of the art in neuroprosthetics in a...

A promising bioelectronics target in our neck

The carotid bodies are small glands sitting in the bifurcation of the carotid arteries (which run along both sides of...
AirRay Sling Cuff electrode wrapped around fingers - CorTec GmbH

Relax and learn! The vagus nerve also supports motor learning.

The vagus nerve is the major constituent of the parasympathetic nervous system. Together with the antagonistic sympathetic system, it forms...

Going through the pain to heal

It has been known for a long time that the vagus nerve can mediate anti-inflammatory responses. These reactions help lower...

The long and winding road towards specific vagus nerve modulation

The vagus nerve is one of the biggest cranial nerves. It interconnects the brain with almost all internal organs, including...

One more stroke project granted by the NIH!

About half of the patients afflicted by a stroke permanently suffer from chronic deficits in arm and hand movements. These...

Tetraplegics use their hands again

Tetraplegia is a massively limiting condition, often caused by serious accidents, in which individuals are unable to move their legs...