Mind control brain implants are real. Don’t be scared — they could do a lot of good.
- The idea of a microchip
controlling the human brain might sound dark and dystopian, but these
brain implants are more likely to promise a future where people suffer less.- U.K.-based microchip designer ARM is collaborating with the University of Washington on a chip that could help people with paralysis from brain and spinal injuries.
- The chip would send brain signals to a stimulator inserted into the spinal cord, and that may help people gain back some lost control over their body’s movement.
- The BBC reported that scientists behind the project are also hoping they can create two-way communication that relays feedback to the brain.
- If that happens, patients will be able to sense things like heat coming from a mug of coffee is or how tightly the hand is gripping that mug. Read more (5/17/17)
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