Sentences with phrase «advanced neural implants»

While today's prosthetics are useful and can give amputees a way to regain lost motor functions, Herr and his colleagues think they can improve upon these devices by combining them with advanced neural implants.

Not exact matches

Researchers at MIT, under the direction of CSNE member and MIT professor, Polina Anikeeva, have been developing flexible neural implants for some time now; however, this research advance is significant because the stretchability of this new, rubbery, multifunctional fiber will better accommodate natural movement of the spinal cord in the body.

From neural implants to nootropics (drugs that can increase brain function), we are at the precipice of advances that will fundamentally expand our ability to process information and comprehend both simple and abstract ideas.