Neural Lace is actually in development
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Neural lace has been invented to organically connect your brain with a computer
Researchers have built a tiny flexible electronic mesh sensor that can integrate with the brain.
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As usual, there's a single paragraph worth of interesting (if overblown) scientific news, and the rest is pop culture clickbait crap.
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As usual, there's a single paragraph worth of interesting (if overblown) scientific news, and the rest is pop culture clickbait crap.
Yep, that was information-low even by the standards of those sites. I liked the way they mentioned the least thought-provoking part of the Culture too...
Since I don't have access to Nature any more is anyone a subscriber and able to view the details?
Edit: Found this: https://cml.harvard.edu/assets/NatNano_2015_10_629-636_Liu_SI.pdfLooks like there was only 16 electrodes in the mesh on this test.
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Looks like there was only 16 electrodes in the mesh on this test.
Gotta start somewhere!
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Is it really groundbreaking? I mean, as far as neurology is concerned it looks tremendously useful, but in the "zomg TEH FUTURE IS NOW" sense?
IANANeurobiologist, but I've always thought that the barrier to being a cyborg is not poking electrodes into the brain, but actually interpreting the signals they receive.
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IANANeurobiologist, but I've always thought that the barrier to being a cyborg is not poking electrodes into the brain, but actually interpreting the signals they receive.
Those are actually the two key problems. Interpreting the signals is indeed a challenge (especially as no two brains are the same, other than in the grossest of senses) and the physical is also a series of challenges, such as preventing problems with infection and making sure that the electrodes don't directly damage the neurons they interface with.
I don't want one of these things in my head. Yet.
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I don't want one of these things in my head. Yet.
Yeah, I'm waiting for the first P0rn application too.
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It's nice that we're one step closer to wanking simulator 2020.
