Brain-Computer Interface

Monthly Insights

BCIs in Healthcare Clinical Practices

1. BCI Enables Paralysed Patients to Type 22 Words Per Minute at Home (March 2026)
   A BrainGate study published in Nature Neuroscience showed two paralysed participants with an intracortical brain-computer interface (iBCI) typing neuroprosthesis provided the patients with bimanual QWERTY keyboard functionality and allowed for typing speeds up to 110 characters per minute with a word error rate of 1.6%. Read full article
2. China Grants World's First Commercial Approval for a Brain Implant (March 2026)
   China approved a wireless coin-sized wireless BCI on the surface of the brain’s outer membrane and controls a robotic glove made by Neuracle Medical Technology that lets spinal cord injury patients control a robotic glove, making it the first BCI cleared for commercial (non-trial) medical use anywhere in the world. Read full article

BCIs in Medical Practices and Surgeries

1. Randomized trial shows BCI stroke rehab significantly improves functional outcomes (February 2026)
   The first randomized controlled trial of an FDA-cleared, non-invasive BCI therapy for chronic stroke (the IpsiHand system by Kandu) found that 55.5% of BCI-treated patients achieved clinically meaningful upper-extremity motor recovery versus only 9.6% in the control group (p = 0.0003). Read full article

BCIs in Dental Practices and Surgery

1. Vagus nerve stimulation and its emerging role in dental pain management (February 2026)
   This evidence-based clinical overview, written by a practicing periodontist, reviews how vagus nerve stimulation, a form of neurostimulation that sends mild electrical pulses through the vagus nerve to modulate brain pain pathways may help manage postoperative dental pain after procedures such as wisdom tooth extractions, periodontal surgery, and implant placement.
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2. Neuromodulation techniques for chronic orofacial pain in dental practice (February 2026)
   This article reviews how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are emerging as promising neuromodulation therapies for chronic orofacial pain. Read full article