The US Army's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a program aimed at developing an implantable neuron device that will allow the human brain to communicate directly with a computer.
The device will have approximately the size of a sugar cube, and will try to achieve real-time communication between the human brain and a computer using binary code.
The program, called Neural Engineering System Design (NESD), will dramatically improve the research capabilities in neurotechnology and provide advanced therapies aimed at improving vision or hearing deficits.
The NARD of DARPA will feed digital audio or visual information to the brain with a much higher proportion than the 4k used by today's televisions.
“The best systems interfaces between brain-computer that we use today is like two υπερυπολογιστές που προσπαθούν να μιλήσουν μεταξύ τους χρησιμοποιώντας ένα παλιό μόντεμ 300-baud”, δήλωσε ο Phillip Alvelda, η διαχειριστής του προletterof the NESD.
“Imagine what will happen when we can upgrade them tools us to really open a channel of communication between the human brain and modern electronic systems.”
Future impacts on this type of technology are rather awe-inspiring. Imagine a future that has instant search on Google, instructions or communications without ever needing a device.
