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Future: BrainGate

http://www.fastweb.it/portale/magazine/trend/scienze_e_medicina/articolo/?id=1068570

A chip to communicate

Francesco Benincasa

hundred electrodes connected to the cerebral cortex and a link cable to the PC software to translate the impulses of the neurons in the command to send an e-mail: Bonica and the man at the door.

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the brain, fully functional, imprisoned inside a body that has stopped moving is one of the most difficult situations to be addressed for those who have a disability or the tetraplegia diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are an example of this condition. Sometimes the technology fails to fill at least that kind of emptiness that is the need to communicate outside their own needs, providing adaptations capable of extending at least a bit of 'space of autonomy for all individuals affected by the disease. It 's definitely the case with BrainGate . There were

software and mechanisms have long been able to interact with the computer the person is not in the traditional way, ie via mouse and keyboard, but for example with the movement of the eyes or tongue, but not through muscle control. The new frontier of human-machine uses a microchip implanted directly inside the skull, in a hole above the ear area where lie the areas of the brain normally used for motor control, zones that preserve the functionality of transmit impulses to the muscles even after a long time from a debilitating accident or illness.

The idea of Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems , made from the creators of BrainGate, is revolutionary tested on a twenty-five victims of a serious incident has now begun to yield results, according to the doctors thanks to the determination used in the recovery of a function as important as the communicative and it is possible that in not too long could have a real commercial in a scope that can be much larger than the single disabilities. The control of the computer through the brain impulses just opens up scenarios from science fiction in every respect.

With its one hundred electrodes connected to the cerebral cortex and the cable connection to computer software capable of reading pulses of a wide area of neurons and transform them in sending a mail, such as simply moving the mouse pointer, this technology opens up even more the road leading to the real bionic man, for an interaction between human and machine, as in the case given in example, produces results that are unbelievable.

As always advancing technology is neither good nor bad in itself represents only an increase of the possibilities: to stay and who will use this technology to make this the realization of a desire for someone or in the most terrible weapons.


30/11/2006

communication, body, Carvello