To Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) του Στρατού των ΗΠΑ, ανακοίνωσε ένα program που έχει σαν στόχο την ανάπτυξη μιας εμφυτεύσιμης συσκευής νευρώνων που θα επιτρέπει στον ανθρώπινο εγκέφαλο για να επικοινωνεί απευθείας με έναν υπολογιστή.
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 research capacity in neurotechnology and provide advanced treatments aimed at ameliorating deficits in vision or hearing.
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 brain-computer interface systems we use today are like two supercomputers trying to talk to each other using an old modem 300-baud,” said Phillip Alvelda, NESD program manager.
“Imagine what will happen when we can upgrade our tools to actually open one 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.
