Cortex

Throwing some scientific evidence into the debate over animal intelligence is a new study from an international team of scientists attempting to quantify an animal’s smarts by calculating the number of neurons in their cerebral cortex. The results don’t bode well for our feline friends.

In what is being dubbed as a world first, a quadriplegic man has been given the ability to move his hand and fingers using a device implanted in his brain. Using his own thoughts, the device, dubbed "Neurobridge", effectively bypasses his damaged spinal cord to directly operate his muscles.

The Melon EEG headband is an interesting new entry in the cognitive gadget marketplace that is designed to measure "focus."

Researchers at Duke University have achieved telepathy-like brain to brain communication between rats.