Ivo Fysic- Scientists are working on being able to place a small microprocessor in your brain, a neorograin, that will allow them to fully map out the way your brain works. Researchers from Brown University have developed the new tool, a brain computer interface, that is light years ahead of the bulky solutions of today.
‘Neurograins’ Could Record Brain Activity From Thousands of Locations
From singularityhub.com
2021-08-23 14:00:24
Edd Gent
Excerpt:
Today’s brain implants are bulky and can typically only record from one or two locations. Now researchers have shown that a network of tiny “neurograins” can be used to wirelessly record and stimulate neurons in multiple locations in rat brains.
Researchers have been experimenting with brain computer interfaces (BCIs) that can record and stimulate groups of neurons for decades. But in recent years there has been growing interest in using them to treat diseases like epilepsy, Parkinson’s, or various psychiatric disorders.
More speculatively, some think they could soon be implanted in healthy people to help us monitor our brain function and even boost it. Last year, Elon Musk said brain implants being built by his startup Neuralink will one day be like “a Fitbit in your skull.” First, though, they will have to get much more accurate and far less obtrusive.
New research led by a team at Brown University has made significant strides on that latter problem…
