What is the benefit of installing neural links in the brain?

Someone is being controlled by implanting a chip in the human brain, or someone is getting superpowers. We often see these things in science fiction stories. Elon Musk's company Neuralink is working to make this science fiction story a reality. Recently, they have received approval from the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to implant a chip in the human brain. This has caused quite an uproar in the scientific community. Because, this is the first time that the FDA has approved implanting a chip in the human brain. Many are calling it a groundbreaking step.

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Our brain communicates with itself using electrical waves. When we take a step forward to walk, an electrical wave from the brain goes to the foot. The foot receives the command to move forward through it. In this way, the brain controls our entire body using electrical waves. Now Neuralink is trying to implant a chip in the brain that will improve the performance of the brain using electrical waves.

What is the benefit of implanting a chip in the brain?

The answer is that it can do everything that was previously unimaginable. Suppose, someone is blind from birth. His eye nerves are not working properly. Now, if a camera is attached to his helmet, it is possible to awaken the sense of vision in the brain by sending the signal recorded by the camera to the chip installed in the brain. In addition, various brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's can be easily treated.

Neuralink now faces a huge challenge. During chip replacement, electrical wires can inadvertently enter the brain, causing bleeding, permanent damage, and even death. The FDA has asked Neuralink to be very careful in this regard.

Neuralink's goal is to solve complex neurological problems by connecting the human brain to a computer. And so people who are unable to move their limbs will initially have the opportunity to use the chip. However, Elon Musk did not provide any information about when the chip will be commercially available.

Before Neuralink, several other companies have connected devices capable of detecting brain waves to the human brain.

Mehrab360 Published in the June issue

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