Brandon Patterson’s wildest dream for the brain-computer interface is to someday be able to drive his wheelchair with his mind, like Professor X in the X-Men comics.

In the first four months of 2026, three brain-computer interface companies earned FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, a ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Brain-computer interfaces promise breakthroughs in restoring lost function and beyond. But they also raise ethical and societal questions about the linking ...

Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the ...

Elon Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016 to develop brain-machine interfaces. The first product — the N1 implant — focuses on allowing patients with paralysis to control computer cursors with their mind ...

What are brain-computer interfaces? Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are devices that allow for the action or control of an external device from brain signals. These technologies have a broad range of ...

Neurosurgeon and Engineer Dr. Ben Rapoport, co-founder of Precision Neuroscience, joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the emerging technology of brain implants and ...

Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology creates a direct link between the brain’s electrical activity and a digital device. This connection can bring a vast range of benefits in assisting, ...

The at-home system can allow users to write their own emails or text messages and work on a computer. Researchers have made great strides toward eventually providing the more than 5 million people ...

Neuralink has implanted its brain-computer interface in a human, according to an announcement made on Monday by South African-born American billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who co-founded the ...

These are exciting times at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience. The trend in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) is toward flexible and less invasive devices that can ...