Niels Birbaumer, once a prominent neuroscientist at the University of Tübingen in Germany, fell hard from his pedestal three years back. He was accused of scientific misconduct for his controversial ...

The neuroscientist misconduct investigation reveals serious flaws in a paper on communication with paralyzed patients from the Eberhard-Karls University. Now, the Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. People with a rare condition called complete locked-in syndrome ...

A fully paralyzed man with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was able to communicate with doctors and his family using a brain-computer interface that allowed him to spell out words using his ...

Niels Birbaumer, with Jorg Zittlau, trans. from the German by David Shaw. Scribe, $26.95 (272p) ISBN 978-1-947534-09-4 Neurobiologist Birbaumer makes some far-reaching claims about how people with ...

Patients wear a NIRS apparatus—typically a neoprene helmet with dozens of optical sensors sticking out of it. Wyss Center As ALS progresses, the neurons that control muscle movement begin failing, one ...

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For decades physicians have been trying to find a way to help people with ‘locked in’ syndrome. This syndrome can occur due to certain illnesses and leads people to lose the ability to move any muscle ...