At least nine significant funding rounds in Q1 2026 brought total BCI investment past $960 million, with capital spreading across invasive, endovascular, ultrasound, and neurostimulation modalities.
Brain-computer interfaces appeared in China's government work report for the first time during the 2026 'two sessions,' placing the technology alongside quantum computing and 6G as a national strategic priority.
University of Iowa researchers have demonstrated for the first time that non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation can modulate hippocampal activity when the stimulation site is tailored to each patient's brain connectivity.
Galen Buckwalter, a quadriplegic research psychologist with six Utah arrays in his brain, is using a Caltech-developed interface to generate music directly from neural signals.
Four states now classify brain data as sensitive personal information, with at least seven more bills advancing in 2026 — but definitions vary widely and no federal standard is in sight.
The startup, led by iota Biosciences founder Michel Maharbiz, is developing a minimally invasive brain-computer interface that pairs neural decoding with a motorized grip-assist glove to restore movement after stroke.
The Austin-based company is now enrolling participants at the University of Michigan and Massachusetts General Hospital for the Connect-One study, the first clinical trial of a fully implantable BCI designed to restore speech.
A four-day invitation-only summit modelled on the landmark 1975 DNA conference brings together neuroethicists, investors, and policymakers to create practical governance tools for the BCI industry.
Sam Altman's brain-computer interface startup raised the second-largest BCI round in history. The scientific community is asking whether the physics adds up.
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