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Articles on this topic are always depressing. They only ever talk about brain implants to treat epilepsy or help recovering stroke victims. What about the res
by mnemonicsloth 17y ago
Articles on this topic are always depressing. They only ever talk about brain implants to treat epilepsy or help recovering stroke victims.
What about the rest of us?
Yes, obviously, the state of the art described here is still too invasive to be used on uninjured brains. Is it too much to ask, though, for these guys to say "commercial applications are at least 20 years away"?
By omitting that one little line, the authors are suggesting that it's never going to happen because nobody is thinking about it.
- frisco 17y agoPeople are definitely thinking about it (including inside the scientific community).
- rbanffy 17y ago> What about the rest of us? 20 years is still good, at least for me. By then, my iPod will be able to hold several brain dumps and I will be able to be restored to a previous state in case I have to. More interesting will be to fork new virtual instances and merge them back later. Send one to virtual med school and send another on vacation. When both merge you have a well-rested doctor ;-)