New Microchip Interfaces With Your Brain
Posted by Bill Meeks on August 13th, 2010
Scientists at the University of Calgary have used a specific type of microchip called a neurochip to allow doctors to monitor the brain waves of victims of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
While the chips aren’t quite ready to replace your Gravis Gamepad, researchers hope they will eventually let patients control symptoms and doctors to monitor the brain’s reaction to new treatments.
[CBC News]
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August 21st, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Could we use these to control other people’s brains?
Josh Bulloc
Kansas City, MO