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Except that it will not be an implant because individual neurons in the brain have an irritatingly low bandwidth of only a few bits per sec. Instead it is much
by martinkallstrom 16y ago
Except that it will not be an implant because individual neurons in the brain have an irritatingly low bandwidth of only a few bits per sec.
Instead it is much cheaper and hassle-free to use the firehose connection that already exists into the brain: the eyes, for which even protocols for communication are established. Screens in contact lenses are my bet on where the future of computers are headed. That will with time largely remove the need for physical objects that transfer information.
The interesting part is how Apple in 2020 will spin that they ten years earlier named a display far to bulky to fit into your eye "Retina display".
- drx 16y agoIt might be possible to connect the brain implant to the brain in a similar way that the eyes are connected to it, thus creating an additional input instead of using an existing one. Brains seem to have an uncanny ability to adapt to new inputs.
- sprout 16y agoWe're already using the tongue to replace optical input for people who have been blinded. There's also the possibility of tapping in at the ears, the spinal cord, hell, it's entirely conceivable you could cut off a hand and attach an implant there. When you think about the amount of bandwidth that your mind has between your hand and your brain (seriously, move your hand a bit and think about how much data that is in absolute terms) there's a whole lot of bandwidth in established connections, especially for someone who has been maimed and has brain pathways lying dormant for controlling a limb.