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Hacking and Curing the Human Brain!
The Primary Goal :
The primary and the most important goal of this technology will be to help people with paralysis to regain independence through the control of computers and mobile devices as our devices are designed to give people the ability to communicate more easily via text or speech synthesis, to follow their curiosity on the web, or to express their creativity through photography, art, or writing apps.
Hence, connecting the brain to our devices will help not only the people with brain disorders to communicate easily but also the other people to use the computer technology easily by just thinking.
Some Background (Technical) :
As there are about 86 billion neurons in our brain which send and receive information with such a high rate that makes for us possible to move, think, feel and sense.
A neuron generally have 3 parts:
a Dendrite, which receives a signal,
a Cell body called a Soma which computes the signal, and
an Axon which sends a signal out.
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These neurons are connected with each other in our brain through axon-dendrite connections called Synapses.
So, the Action potentials cause synapses to release neurotransmitters. These small molecules bind to receptors on dendrites, opening channels that cause current to flow across the neuron’s membrane. When a
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Hence, we can place electrodes near the neurons in order to detect action potentials and recording from many neurons allows us to decode the information represented by those cells in the movement-related areas of the brain, for example, neurons represent intended movements, where there are neurons in the brain that carry information about everything we see, feel, touch, or think
Below comes the interesting part which itself is fascinating as well as seems to be impossible to the general public.
Connecting the Brain with the Computer :
Source: Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET
As we know that getting a major part of such neurons damaged is catastrophic for any human brain. Hence Neuralink has designed the first neural implant (which is yet to undergo human trials) that will let you control a computer or mobile device anywhere you go just by using your brain.
Isn't that fascinating? Wait, there's more fascination to come by.
These Micron-Scale Threads are actually inserted into areas of the brain that control movement.
Each thread contains many electrodes and connects them to an implant,
the Link (which is a sealed, implanted device that processes, stimulates, and transmits neural signals). You can see the chip (LINK v0.9) below:
Also each small and flexible thread contains many electrodes for detecting neural signals which by using a compact inductive charger wirelessly connects to the implant to charge the battery from the outside.
And as the threads on the Link are so fine and flexible that they can’t be inserted by the human hand. Instead, Musk's company has built a robotic system that the neurosurgeon can use to reliably and efficiently insert these threads exactly where they need to be.
Hence, in coming years this will be a boon for many people with brain disorders.
But for now as the human trials are yet to begin, here is a short computer representation of the brain signals which this chip detects from the brain(which is experimented on many of the pigs).
But, what extra can you do with this? Continue below to read.
Use your iOS Device by only thinking !
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Musk's company has made the Neuralink app (currently for only iOS devices) that would allow you to control (using the bluetooth connection) your iOS device, keyboard and mouse directly with the activity of your brain, just by thinking about it.
And the possibilities in the future are seemless. But it raises a very important question that is it safe to use ?
Future Risks: Can one be given an easy Death by this or be controlled by others?
[Caution: This content is for the risks that will come with the chip named "Link" and we are not responsible for any damage that a person can cause by the means described below]
So, in our world where there is always an evil ,that is present to destroy what the humankind has made for the sake of the world, by using the loop holes in the system to hack and destroy it.
Well, we can think of a scenario where a hacker with malicious intent wants to kill a person. And Link can be of great use for him. As this is just a chip which controls the human activities using the signals from the brain and using it do a particular tasks so it can easily be tampered with by this hacker to do any illegal tasks which he wants to do by having a shield of the other human for not getting caught!
Also, maybe this chip(Link) functionality can be disturbed by the interfering radio waves by another person which can ultimately lead to Internal Brain Hemorrhage in the person's brain with the implant!
A person's mind is so powerful. We can invent, create, experience and destroy things with thoughts alone.
