brain implants
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Elon Musk Says Neuralink Could Begin Human Trials For Brain Implants This Year
Cyberpunk may be set in 2077 but Elon Musk wants to get the ball rolling on human brain implants in 2021.
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Watch Amputee Monkeys Control Robotic Arms By Changing Brains
These days, it’s no surprise to hear about primates controlling a robotic arm with their brains – even paralysed humans have done it. But how would a brain need to adapt if one of the limbs was missing?
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Why People With Brain Implants Are Afraid To Go Through Automatic Doors
In 2009, Gary Olhoeft walked into a Best Buy to buy some DVDs. He walked out with his whole body twitching and convulsing. Olhoeft has a brain implant, tiny bits of microelectronic circuitry that deliver electrical impulses to his motor cortex in order to control the debilitating tremors he suffers as a symptom of Parkinson’s…