Neuroscientists are taking inspiration from natural motor control to design new prosthetic devices that can better replace limb function. In recent studies, researchers have tested a range of brain-controlled devices that work with their users to intelligently perform tasks. (Eurekalert)
IEEE SMC 2015 5th Workshop on Brain-Machine Interfaces Systems will be held October 9-12, 2015 in Hong Kong. SMC2015 is the flagship conference of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. This workshop is co-organized by the IEEE SMC TC on Brain-Machine Interfaces systems and IEEE SMC TC on Shared Control. The main theme of this year’s workshop is: The Human-in-the-Loop Workshop: BCI, Haptics, Big Data, and Shared Control.
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The 3D-printed Labyrinth takes mind games to the next level of fun, challenge, and - in this case - even winning awards.
Participating in the Brainihack 2015 event hosted in Israel by Autodesk last weekend, Daniel Harari, Gal Weinstock, and Maxim Altshul went to the hackathon with absolutely no idea as to what they would create for the competition. To make matters even more interesting, Brainihack is a neuroscience hackathon - and this group has no experience in or specialized knowledge of neuroscience. So, it was quite a wonderful surprise for the group not only to come up with a fun, innovative game, but to also win the coveted and special OpenBCI prize in the open source category. (3D Print)
One of the biggest challenges for people with neurological disabilities is that they are frequently more intelligent than their cognitive impairment suggests. The University of Michigan spinout Neurable has collaborated with Wearable Sensing on a brain-computer interface that taps into the cognitive process we use for making certain decisions to help children with cerebral palsy score better on Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. (MedCity news)
California State University Fullerton has received a $100,000 grant from the Disability Communications Fund for a new project to design and pilot test a low-cost, brain-computer interface-based electronic communication system for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. (For more information: CSUF News)
