1. Autism Diagnosis by Brain Scan – Scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King’s College London have developed a 15-minute MRI brain scan that can identify adults with autism with over 90 per cent accuracy. The method could lead to the screening for autism spectrum disorders in children in the future.
Source: KurzweilAI

2. A System for Connecting Brains to the Outside World – Dr. John Donoghue, a professor of engineering and neuroscience at Brown University, has studied how human brain signals could combine with modern electronics to help paralyzed people gain greater control over their environments. He’s designed a machine, the BrainGate, which uses thought to move objects.
Source:  NYTimes