Wireless Brain Sensor
February 3, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
Since bioengineers at Brown University wowed the world in 2012, showing how a neuro implant allowed quadriplegic Cathy Hutchinson to sip a drink as her mind controlled a robotic arm, research at Brown’s Institute for Brain Science has moved toward making more versatile devices. This piece describes a new wireless brain sensor that allows a subject (lab animals in this case) to move around and continue sending data during activity and sleep. It transmits 200 megabits per second within a distance of a few yards. MORE
Image Credit: Nurmikko Lab/Brown University and ECNmag.com