Advanced robotic technology enabling surgeons to have a more predictable surgical experience with increased accuracy

Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced the commercial launch of the highly anticipated robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty application for use with its Mako System at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in San Diego. This latest advancement distinguishes the Mako System as the first and only robotic technology that can be used across Read more about Advanced robotic technology enabling surgeons to have a more predictable surgical experience with increased accuracy[…]

Boosting Synaptic Plasticity to Accelerate Learning

The body’s branching network of peripheral nerves connects neurons in the brain and spinal cord to organs, skin, and muscles, regulating a host of biological functions from digestion to sensation to locomotion. But the peripheral nervous system can do even more than that, which is why DARPA already has research programs underway to harness it Read more about Boosting Synaptic Plasticity to Accelerate Learning[…]

New effort aims for fully implantable devices able to connect with up to one million neurons

A new DARPA program aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide unprecedented signal resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and the digital world. The interface would serve as a translator, converting between the electrochemical language used by neurons in the brain and the ones and zeros that constitute the language Read more about New effort aims for fully implantable devices able to connect with up to one million neurons[…]