In the future, these developments could offer new hope for people with paralysis to be able to touch and understand objects in the physical world, says a scientist.
New brain implant introduced in China A monkey was allowed to control a robotic arm “with just its thoughts” and was able to pick up fruit with it.
High-performance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is based on a central brain chip called a brain-computer interface (BCI). NewsCyberThe local newspaper Global Times reported in the past few hours that Chinese scientists developed it independently.
American company Neuralinkowned by a billionaire Elon MuskHe has already implanted the first brain chip in a human, the businessman said last January.
And Neucyber, created by the company Shengida neurotechnologyis based on three components developed in the Asian country: high-capacity flexible microelectrodes, two high-speed neural signal acquisition devices and a generative neural decoding algorithm.
“BCI involves picking up subtle changes in the brain's electrical signals, decoding the brain's intentions and achieving control of 'thoughts' over 'actions', allowing machines to be controlled without physical contact,” the BCI expert explained. Luo Minmin Institute of China Brain Researchquoted from the newspaper.
Implantable electrodes use flexible materials, which significantly reduces brain damage and ensures a stable signal over the long term.
According to Li, the flexible electrode has been firmly implanted in the monkey's skull for about a year and can still collect high-quality signals.
The expert pointed out that these developments could provide new hope in the future for people with paralysis to be able to touch and understand things in the physical world.
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