interesting comments guys. I'm a man of science though royster
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Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain%E2%80%93computer_interface A brain–computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a direct neural interface or a brain–machine interface, is a direct communication pathway between a brain and an external device. BCIs are often aimed at assisting, augmenting or repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions. |
Rats implanted with these BCI's... Neurons which make up the brain and entirety of the nervous system which consciousness or information resides and flows through. BCI's are compatible with Neurons; consciousness or thought information can flow through computational devices like computers.
This monkey appears to be controlling a robotic arm with thought.
This man is blind except the BCI he is wearing over his eye allows him to perceive some light:
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia Dobelle's first prototype was implanted into "Jerry", a man blinded in adulthood, in 1978. A single-array BCI containing 68 electrodes was implanted onto Jerry’s visual cortex and succeeded in producing phosphenes, the sensation of seeing light. The system included cameras mounted on glasses to send signals to the implant. Initially, the implant allowed Jerry to see shades of grey in a limited field of vision at a low frame-rate. This also required him to be hooked up to a two-ton mainframe, but shrinking electronics and faster computers made his artificial eye more portable and now enable him to perform simple tasks unassisted. |