Wireless Brain-CPU Interface Created

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Researchers at Brown University have succeeded in creating the first wireless, implantable, rechargeable, long-term brain-computer interface. The wireless BCIs have been implanted in pigs and monkeys for over 13 months without issue, and human subjects are next. The long-term goal is equip people with movement disabilities with a wireless brain-computer interface.

Posted by Ben_Berkkake at 03:33 PM | 45 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

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My wife and I have frequently talked about what "becoming the old people" means...we'll always be willing to learn the new phone|tablet|whatever...But the integration of hardware into our bodies? I think that's what will ultimately "make me old".

My children won't think twice about it. Their children will most certainly laugh at me.

Privacy is an endangered species.

#1 | Posted by Ben_Berkkake at 2013-03-14 12:18 AM | Reply | Flag:

A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Real-Time Sharing of Sensorimotor Information

#2 | Posted by Zarathustra at 2013-03-14 01:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

for better or worse, the merging of organic and artificial intelligence is on the horizon.

#3 | Posted by Zarathustra at 2013-03-14 01:02 AM | Reply | Flag:

Imagine the thought crimes possible with your brain direct-wired to the internet.

Skynet's already self aware... and now getting wired to your head. TV wasn't enough.

#4 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-14 01:08 AM | Reply | Flag:

"But the integration of hardware into our bodies?"

i've wanted bionics for 3 decades now..

its not that your old (welll maybe you are ;) ).. its just not for you.

#5 | Posted by klifferd at 2013-03-14 10:54 AM | Reply | Flag:

Gamers will be demanding this stuff in just months.

#6 | Posted by danni at 2013-03-14 11:07 AM | Reply | Flag:

Interestingly dangerous.

#7 | Posted by HeuristicGratis at 2013-03-14 11:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

for better or worse, the merging of organic and artificial intelligence is on the horizon.

#3 | Posted by Zarathustra

For the worse, by and large.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2013-03-14 01:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

Mmmmm.... Google Glasses with a brain-computer interface.

And a laser! I want a laser, too.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2013-03-14 01:20 PM | Reply | Flag:

And a laser! I want a laser, too.

#9 | Posted by Corky at

Someone will bully you into being a can opener.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2013-03-14 01:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

MOre hands free for porn!

No more "one handed web surfing!"

#11 | Posted by kanrei at 2013-03-14 01:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

I'd like to bring in the "aliens" and the close of "A.I." for brief consideration. What were they really and why did thay look and act the way they did?

Furthermore, that little boy bot? How many think that in the final scenes he was realy in any sort of house?

#12 | Posted by Zed at 2013-03-14 01:24 PM | Reply | Flag:

#10 Not if I use my laser on 'em!

I figure the little red targeting dot will take care of most problems.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2013-03-14 01:26 PM | Reply | Flag:

the robotics for persons with disabilities looks most promising for this technology. They need to perfect the heat problem with the induction recharging process though.

#14 | Posted by path at 2013-03-14 04:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

The chip in my neck has worked great for years. It gets upgraded when I fall asleep on airplanes.

#15 | Posted by justanoversight at 2013-03-14 04:20 PM | Reply | Flag:

No thanks on wiring anything into my brain.

There's enough malware in the world without it being in my head.

#16 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-14 04:34 PM | Reply | Flag:

Paging DR. RAY KURZWEIL, paging DR. RAY KURZWEIL, please pick up the white courtesy phone in the lobby. Paging DR. RAY KURZWEIL, THE SINGULARITY IS HERE!

#17 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2013-03-14 04:55 PM | Reply | Flag:

You call it the SINGULARITY I call it the stream.

en.wikipedia.org(The_Outer_Limits)

#18 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-14 05:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

THE SINGULARITY IS HERE!

#17 | Posted by rstybeach11

not yet Rsty...not yet. You will know when it gets here. Everyone will.

The Singularity cannot be stopped. It can only be slowed down.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-03-14 05:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

Imagine the thought crimes possible with your brain direct-wired to the internet.

#4 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-14 01:08 AM

Conservative Republicans will not be able to help themselves. Their thoughts will inevitably wonder into the forbidden and land them in jail.

This could be a good thing.

#20 | Posted by LIVE_OR_DIE at 2013-03-14 05:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

There's enough malware in the world without it being in my head.

#16 | Posted by Tor

Very true.

#21 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2013-03-14 05:57 PM | Reply | Flag:

#18 | POSTED BY TOR AT 2013-03-14 05:22 PM

I found the episode and just watched it very interesting and definitely relevant. What it brought to mind was the possible origination of the Borg in the Star Trek series. There had to be a beginning to the Borg, why not a humanistic interest in efficient "learning" that grew out of control? Just look at the characters in the show. They already have a bionic attachment to their faces. Give that story line another thousand years and one could see how it would develop into a Borg like species - hive mindset and all.

Thanks for the link.

#22 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2013-03-14 06:00 PM | Reply | Flag:

and all Democrats will have to start telling the truth

#23 | Posted by path at 2013-03-14 06:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

and all Democrats will have to start telling the truth

#23 | Posted by path

While republicans may continue to lie?

#24 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2013-03-14 06:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

Thank you RSTYBEACH11,

I was lucky enough to see that episode when it first aired and I thought it was time I told others about it since it can now be seen on hulu.

Even Gandhi seems to have foreseen such a threat.

deadlysins.com

"Knowledge without Character".

#25 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-14 06:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine

#26 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-14 06:31 PM | Reply | Flag:

#16

There's also enough malware in the world without it getting out of one's head ;-)

#27 | Posted by zeropointnrg at 2013-03-14 06:33 PM | Reply | Flag:

While republicans may continue to lie?

#24 | Posted by Whatsleft

I'm not Republican, just making a comment that Democrats are the poster boys and girls of prevarication.

#28 | Posted by path at 2013-03-14 06:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

"There's also enough malware in the world without it getting out of one's head ;-)"

#29 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-14 06:43 PM | Reply | Flag:

I'm not Republican, just making a comment that Democrats are the poster boys and girls of prevarication.

#28 | Posted by path

I'm not a democrat, but I don't think either party has a monopoly on deceit.

#30 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2013-03-14 07:12 PM | Reply | Flag:

I'm not Republican
#28 | Posted by path at 2013-03-14 06:38 PM

I'm not a democrat
#30 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2013-03-14 07:12 PM

Why pretend?

#31 | Posted by LIVE_OR_DIE at 2013-03-14 07:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

Interesting Brown University is also having a class on .........

Prostate Play....
www.campusreform.org

#32 | Posted by AndreaMackris at 2013-03-14 07:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

Even Gandhi seems to have foreseen such a threat.

Gandhi also showed us that you don't need your precious guns (or even an army for that matter) to stand up against an entire Empire.

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-03-14 08:13 PM | Reply | Flag:

Interesting Brown University is also having a class on .........
Prostate Play....

Brown is showing that it is truly ahead of the curve - a la the state of Colorado.

#34 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2013-03-14 08:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Gandhi also showed us that you don't need your precious guns (or even an army for that matter) to stand up against an entire Empire.

Now there's a good point. And he stood up against one of the most oppressive colonial governments in modern times - without firing a single shot.

[snark]Who knows, maybe Gandhi would have been more effective with a semi-auto pistola. [/snark]

#35 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2013-03-14 08:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

Now there's a good point. And he stood up against one of the most oppressive colonial governments in modern times - without firing a single shot.

#35 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2013-03-14 08:25 PM

lol

#36 | Posted by LIVE_OR_DIE at 2013-03-14 08:30 PM | Reply | Flag:

Now there's a good point. And he stood up against one of the most oppressive colonial governments in modern times - without firing a single shot.

It's an invalid analogy. At the time that Ghandi did his Ghandi thing (shortly after WWI) the empires of western European nations were begining to unravel. Dominant colonisation was being seen by the world as wrong. Do you really think Ghandi's stunt would have worked when the East India Company was at its peak? No wway. In fact, I doubt if anyone would have even heard of him if he had been born 100 years earlier.

#37 | Posted by goatman at 2013-03-14 08:37 PM | Reply | Flag:

Gandhi also showed us that you don't need your precious guns (or even an army for that matter) to stand up against an entire Empire.

#33 | Posted by donnerboy

You realize he was assassinated, right?

#38 | Posted by wisgod at 2013-03-14 08:39 PM | Reply | Flag:

You realize he was assassinated, right?

#38 | Posted by wisgod

Jesus was "assassinated" too.

Seems all the good ones are.

#39 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-03-14 08:50 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Seems all the good ones are."

Gandhi lived to the age of 78.

Still there does seem to be something about high profile people leading peace movements that attracts assassins.

#40 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-14 09:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

As long as it's not a Windows operating system. People will be going around saying " A fatal exception error has occurred "

#41 | Posted by sames1 at 2013-03-15 10:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

According to the article,

The wireless BCIs have been implanted in pigs and monkeys for over 13 months without issue, and human subjects are next.

Why are we doing this to poor pigs and especially monkeys? It is one thing to use animals for legitimate medical purposes, but this is barbaric.

#42 | Posted by danv at 2013-03-15 11:29 AM | Reply | Flag:

Imagine with your new BCI you're going to the mall and you don't want every store spamming your brain! What do you do?

Bring a pocket full of "Portable Communications Devices" and leave one every 100m or so along your path. You'll have them pre-authenticated with your encryption keys and tamper detection methods... and your internet connection will be back in your car.

I patented that! and if you ever get one of these devices installed you're gonna want the PCDs for your personal
Self-Realizing Expandable Communications Network (Reitze pat pend)!

#43 | Posted by reitze at 2013-03-15 11:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

#8 | Posted by Zed

that's just like, your opinion, man.

#44 | Posted by Zarathustra at 2013-03-16 04:03 AM | Reply | Flag:

one could easily argue that the internets has become an extension of our nervous system, at least as much as any other tool could be considered to do so (and they are, given enough proficiency).

who would argue that this merging of organic and artificial intelligences is an altogether bad thing?

#45 | Posted by Zarathustra at 2013-03-16 04:09 AM | Reply | Flag: