Wireless brain sensor provides new capabilities for neuroscience

Modern brain-computer interfaces allow neuroscientists to study how brains operate. Neurosurgeons are already trying out these devices to help severely disabled people regain some of their independence . Nevertheless, these brain implants are normally tethered to an external computer using wires, because the amount of data they generate can be quite challenging for wireless transmission. An international team of researchers headed by a group at Brown University has developed a BCI capable of transmitting its readings to an external receiver at up to 200 megabits per second. (medGadget)