People with from spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work fine, and the neurons in their brain are still operational, but the ...

A brain cap and smart algorithms may one day help paralyzed patients turn thought into movement—no surgery required.

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits through which the brain performs its essential functions. For millennia physicians thought damage to nerves was ...

Bionic arms are beginning to tap into nerve signals that linger long after a limb is gone, turning the ghost of movement into real, controllable action. Instead of relying on crude muscle twitches or ...

It has long been known that the brain preferentially processes information that we focus our attention on—a classic example is the so-called cocktail party effect. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inflammation is the body’s response to injury and infection. To better understand how the body’s nerves and neurons detect inflammation, researchers at Northwell ...

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