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Can this technology write to the thinking parts of the brain? If the answer is "yes," then this can augment human thinking capabilities -- the rest is just imp
by csense 13y ago
Can this technology write to the thinking parts of the brain?
If the answer is "yes," then this can augment human thinking capabilities -- the rest is just improving bitrates of the human <-> computer channel and writing better software. Both of which are challenging and rewarding research areas, to be sure. But they sound a lot more like straightforward engineering with predictable improvements from research investment, rather than requiring basic research / fundamental discoveries.
- pygy_ 13y agoNo, see my other comment. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a very blunt tool, and, in this case, the "mind reading" is really a binary switch that is triggered by thinking of something that produces a broad, easily detectable EEG pattern. At best, repetitive TMS (rTMS) can bee used to temporarily make a brain area more or less active.