Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have enabled a paralyzed man to control robots and wheelchairs, and to perform paid work, using only brain signals.

It sounds like science fiction, but the system could help people with brain or spinal cord injuries regain lost abilities. In 2020, Keith Thomas dived into a pool and snapped his spine. The accident ...

Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can override chronic pain signals when survival instincts like hunger or fear take precedence. Acting like a neural switchboard, these ...