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The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up (www.wired.com)
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The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up::Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.

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[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Is this going to be like those neurotech implants for the ~deaf~ blind that the company went under and now the people get no service, support or anything?

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-022-03810-5/index.html

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Unlikely. These implants require far less in terms of outside-the-body tech.

Also those people were blind, which is a whole other issue because you need external feedback processing.

Its novelty is that it doesn’t require open brain surgery. Instead, it’s implanted through a slit at the base of the neck and threaded up through the jugular vein into the motor cortex—the part of the brain that directs movement. The device is powered by a small battery pack placed under the skin of the chest. Synchron has implanted 10 patients, including six in a US feasibility trial supported by the Brain Initiative.

Being up to "cure" paralysis is a great thing.