Brain

Implant to help MND

Elon Musk has made waves once again with the announcement that his company Neuralink has implanted the first brain chip into ahuman being. The implant operation has proven successful, with Elon releasing a statement that promising neuron spike detection has been found in the patient’s brain. The implantation is part of long-term research into improving …

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Data Protection Laws needed for Neurotechnology in Australia

Brain-monitoring neurotechnology is becoming increasingly widespread across industry workplaces throughout the world. Yet as the technology advances, there are privacy concerns for workers in Australia as there are no privacy law provisions protecting them from data created from certain neurotechnology devices. Image: Image Credit: Unsplash / randa marzouk Produced By: Toni Pankaluic Featured In Story: …

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Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caused by Bacteria in the Brain?

The brain is the final frontier in science. It is the most complex organ in the human body, and Australian researchers are making surprising discoveries. As of May 2024, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia embarked on answering a burning question: is there a microbiome living in the brain? The brain is …

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