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Elderberry:
Medical Technology

The overall arc of technology in recent years has been to make technology ever-smaller and more integrated into our lives. We have seen phones progress from brick-sized methods for talking to someone over long distances to tiny integrated devices, containing our camera, phone, credit cards, banking details: basically anything that makes us, us. So, technology has been becoming ever-closer to us, but what if it was under our skin?

In 2016, Elon Musk announced his Neuralink venture.

He describes the device as the ‘Link’. It is a 2cm disk that is implanted in the skull. Using wires, the Link is able to record 1,024 different channels of neural activity in the brain and they also allow it to stimulate parts of the brain. The main advantage of this over standard deep brain stimulation devices is that is implanted in the skull directly, instead of the chest, as with current devices. This is a big advantage as it may allow for Link implantation to be an outpatient procedure, letting a patient walk out with their shiny new Link the very same day they get it implanted.

More: https://medical-technology.nridigital.com/medical_technology_oct20/neuralink_neural_implants

Elderberry:
Elon Musk’s Brain Computer

The Observer 10/10/2020 By TIZIA-CHARLOTTE FROHWITTER

https://fordhamobserver.com/51069/opinions/elon-musks-brain-computer/

--- Quote ---Humans merging with robots, or artificial intelligence symbiosis: What was only thought possible in Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters might become a reality soon. Elon Musk, the epitome of futuristic vision, has entered the medical arena with his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) for the human brain.

Elon Musk’s name is synonymous with “radically disrupting industries.” Where others shrink, he thrives. Genius, maniac and tech-Jesus are all apt descriptions for him.

Recently, Neuralink revealed its long-awaited progress update. The world was stunned. Musk demonstrated his brain AI prototype with a pig called Gertrude, which had the device that records brain signals implanted two months ago.

So, what does the Neuralink device do? Surgical robots implant the coin-sized electrode device into the cortex layers of the human brain, replacing a coin-sized portion of the skull. Only a tiny scar hidden underneath the hair remains. The thousand-plus electrodes measure electrical signals from neurons and transmit the information via Bluetooth Low Energy to an app on the user’s smartphone.

Basically, a brain-computer interface is established between the user’s brain and their phone. The patterns and speed of those electrical signals provide the basis for memory recall, movement and thoughts. The device will eventually be able not only to read those brain signals but also to write them. Overnight, the Neuralink device charges inductively. Musk compares it to a fitness tracker, saying that it’s “like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires.”

More at link.
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catfish1957:

Cyber Liberty:
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