The technology is progressing but it must pass a number of regulatory hurdles. We’re unlikely to see an affordable implant in the short term.
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When designing neuroprosthetic devices for users to control with their thoughts, engineers must take into account the sensory information brains collect from the environment and how it gets processed.
The most interesting thing is how free Gertrude is to move around while the implanted chip collects the data.
Researchers have developed implants small enough to fit inside brain cells.
Facebook and Neuralink are developing interfaces to link our brains to computers, with serious ethical issues.
BMIs like the ones Neuralink is working on are already used in laboratories around the world as assistive technologies. But melding your mind with an AI is probably not happening anytime soon.
People – individually and in groups – were not as good at facial recognition as an algorithm. But five people plus the algorithm, working together, were even better.
Interactive cinema and the arts are at the forefront of research into brain-computer interaction.
BCI devices that read minds and act on intentions can change lives for the better. But they could also be put to nefarious use in the not-too-distant future. Now’s the time to think about risks.
Brain-computer interfacing is a hot topic in the tech world, with Elon Musk’s announcement of his new Neuralink startup. Here, researchers separate what’s science from what’s currently still fiction.
A new kind of brain-computer interface has helped ALS sufferers who cannot move to communicate.
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Hwang Endowed Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Essex
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Multimodal Neuroimaging and Machine Learning, Harvard University
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Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering, Researcher at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, University of Washington
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology at Oregon Health and Sciences University and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Washington
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Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
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Lecturer in Interactive Media and Director of Interactive Filmmaking Lab, University of Stirling
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PhD candidate (Cognitive Neuroscience/ Neuroengineering), The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Media Arts and Technology, Solent University
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Neurological Surgery Resident, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh
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Lecturer in Energy Storage and Bioelectronics, University of Surrey
