Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.

The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up::Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
    421·
    1 year ago

    I’m sorry, this version of i-plant is no longer supported. Please subscribe to a get a free replacement for your assisted eye sight, the premium option has no ads!

    • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      252·
      1 year ago

      You joke but they’re actually people running into that problem right now. A company that made bionic eyes shutdown and their users nolonger have support.

      • DrWorm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Wasn’t that specifically because the inventor and doctor died unexpectedly and he just didn’t write any of that stuff down or train others on how the procedure was done?

    • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      Unlikely. These implants require far less in terms of outside-the-body tech.

      Also those people were blind, which is a whole other issue because you need external feedback processing.

      Its novelty is that it doesn’t require open brain surgery. Instead, it’s implanted through a slit at the base of the neck and threaded up through the jugular vein into the motor cortex—the part of the brain that directs movement. The device is powered by a small battery pack placed under the skin of the chest. Synchron has implanted 10 patients, including six in a US feasibility trial supported by the Brain Initiative.

      Being up to “cure” paralysis is a great thing.

  • Holyginz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    I’m not getting anything put in my brain or otherwise until we get away from the current mindset of disposable electronics. Also not until I know its not going to be used to funnel ads into my brain.

  • sorghum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Just a matter of time before we get Ghost in the Shell style cybernetics replacing parts of our brains