Only a short-sighted curmudgeon could deny that optical technologies are set to revolutionize therapeutic brain stimulation and monitoring. Insofar as the retina is part of the brain, it already has.

California skateboarder Jared Hager has become the first person to receive a transparent skull replacement, which allows doctors to better view the function of his brain. The window has allowed ...

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch the activity of the entire brain surface in real time.

Three months ago, surgeons in Holland implanted a transparent plastic skull in a woman whose skull has never stopped growing. Incredibly, the rare bone disease that was wrecking her vision and ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time ...

Unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant provides an opportunity to watch the activity of the complete brain surface in real time. The findings of the study are published in the journal Nature ...

Researchers have been kicking around the idea of a cranial porthole for years – a skylight for your skull that doctors could peer through to monitor brain cancer, or treat neurological disorders. But ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Sending a laser into a person’s brain is a tricky operation. Surgical oncologists have been using lasers to cut out cancers for decades, but it wasn’t until just a few years ago that the FDA approved ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time ...

Researchers have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time. The device allows fundamental ...