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> The Syncron Switch is meant to be less invasive than other BCIs like Neuralink While it is a direct brain implant, Neuralink’s goal is to have it done 100% b
by ricardobeat 4y ago
> The Syncron Switch is meant to be less invasive than other BCIs like Neuralink
While it is a direct brain implant, Neuralink’s goal is to have it done 100% by robots, no neurosurgeons involved (with their hands at least). Their device is also so tiny that it’s hard to say it’s more invasive then pushing something through your veins + a chest implant…
- thelastquestion 4y agoAs of right now, there is a lot more safety data in humans supporting the use of stents in vasculature, and because it is outside the brain (in the vessels), the blood-brain barrier is never broken. There also a lot of safety data regarding putting devices in the fleshy parts of your chest/abdomen. So I think it’s fair to say it’s less invasive than opening the skull and breaking the blood-brain barrier. That may or may not translate to riskier/safer, but with the data that exists right now I’d say it does carry less risk than a more invasive technology. At the end of the day, it will come down to risk vs. benefit, where invasive technologies have demonstrated far greater efficacy thus far.