2004-11-28

'BrainGate' - The Brain-Machine-Interface takes shape

Brain-machine interface technology continues to develop. Note the reference
to "augmentation for military and commercial purposes."

>An implantable, brain-computer interface the size of an aspirin has
>been clinically tested on humans by American company Cyberkinetics.
>The 'BrainGate' device can provide paralysed or motor-impaired
>patients a mode of communication through the translation of thought
>into direct computer control. The technology driving this breakthrough
>in the Brain-Machine-Interface field has a myriad of potential
>applications, including the development of human augmentation for
>military and commercial purposes.

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