Epilepsy treatment devices maker NeuroPace hopes to expand its clinical applications by supporting a research initiative to evaluate neurostimulation implants in treatment of memory deficits.
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What can brain scans tell us about baseball? | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Researchers at Colombia University are using a technique to test an old theory that baseball is a mental game as much or more than it’s a physical one.
With the help of the "NeuroScout" system, developed by a postdoctoral research scientist at Colombia’s Laboratory for Intelligent Imaging and Neural Computing, researchers are working in identifying signatures of baseball-playing aptitude that may one day be used to help players better train their minds or scouts pick the strongest players.
Medtronic issues Class I recall of Duet neuro drainage and monitoring systems
Updated 7/2/2014 at 3:30 p.m. EST with comments from Medtronic.
Could a simple injection fix spina bifida before birth?
Breakthrough tech lets paraplegic man move hand with only his thoughts
Researchers touted a major breakthrough this week when a paraplegic patients successfully moved his own hand using only signals from his own mind.
The technology is comprised of a microchip implanted in the brain and a "sleeve" laden with electrodes that stimulates the muscles in the arm in precise coordination with signals from the brain. Unlike other technologies that rely on robotics or computers to move paralyzed limbs, the so-called "NeuroBridge" system translates brain signals into muscle stimulation.
Cervel Neurotech raises $11M for device-based depression therapy
California-based medical device maker Cervel Neurotech is nearing the close of an $11.9 million funding round, having raised $11.1 million since April 2013 in support of its technology-based therapies for neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Mass. General gets $30M DoD grant to build brain implant for mental illness | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital were recipients of a $30 million grant to build brain implants for treating mental illness, targeting combat veterans coming home with brain injuries, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
NuVasive claims win in patent spat with Cadwell Labs
NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) said today that Cadwell Laboratories agreed to settle a patent spat over neuromonitoring technology by exiting the lateral spine market and potentially paying 5% royalties to NuVasive for future products.
GE Healthcare’s new Vizamyl Alzheimer’s disease detector comes to the U.S.
GE Healthcare’s (NYSE:GE) newly FDA-approved Vizamyl imaging agent is about to make its initial appearance in 7 U.S. markets, where doctors can use it to help diagnose patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Medtronic puts fresh skin in distribution deals in Turkey and Missouri
Brain structural imaging: Gleaning more with math
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a form of magnetic resonance imaging, has become popular in neuroscience. By analyzing the direction of water diffusion in the brain, it can reveal the organization of bundles of nerve fibers, or axons, and how they connect – providing insight on conditions such as autism.