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I'm curious - does taking a signal straight from the brain reduce reaction times? Is there a big loss of time sending the signal down to the arm, or is the rea

I'm curious - does taking a signal straight from the brain reduce reaction times? Is there a big loss of time sending the signal down to the arm, or is the reaction time mostly cognitive anyway?

mryall 6y ago
Yes. Nerve signals travel at about 50-60 m/s through the limbs, so it takes about 20-30ms for a signal to travel from brain to the hand muscles. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve_conduction_velocity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve_conduction_velocity
- neuronic 6y ago
  Still better than Sonos Multiroom Speaker sync (70-75ms).
- jonplackett 6y ago
  So Neuralink have a large secondary market of FPS players!
  - BlueTemplar 6y ago
    And about to be incarcerated cyberpunk guys.
  - tomcooks 6y ago
    Primary being the army who wants soldiers to quick-fire real guns