Exploring Neuralink: Connecting Brain with Computer Systems

Neuralink is a brain-computer interface that incorporates artificial intelligence and the human brain. Elon Musk founded Neura Link company in 2016. Brain-computer interface envelopes artificial intelligence and computer systems. It is used to boost the activities of humans by implanting petite electrodes that disperse across threads into the human brain.

What do Neuralink brain chips mean? What are the possible uses? What can a person expect in the upcoming years? What was the cause behind this? From where did the idea mature? Everything can be discussed in the article below:

An Overview of Brain-Computer Interface:

Brain-computer interfaces facilitate interaction between the brain and the external peripherals. The primary intention of the Neuralink from Elon Musk’s perspective is to cope with the possible adversities that might come about because of advanced artificial intelligence.

By bridging the brain and computer, humans can stay on par with artificial intelligence and bolster cognitive abilities such as memory, decision-making, creativity and attention. Moreover, the prospects extend larger than anticipation. Communication through telepathy, controlling devices with thoughts, and accessing large amounts of information within a short duration is what we can count on in the future.

Neuralink brain chips consist of minute electrodes and electrode threads which are extremely thin, and are inserted within the brain to foster communication between neurons and the devices. Furthermore, it helps to manipulate external devices like phones and computers by using thoughts.

During the 1960s experiments were made on monkeys to convert neural activities into commands. But only after 1970, did the term brain-computer interfaces start navigating among people.

An Overview of Brain Machine Interface:

The Internet of Things and Smart Home can assist in establishing connections with various external devices to amplify the use of brain interface technology effectively. This helps the person to connect with the surroundings and communicate with devices like computers, mobile phones and more. One of the things that is interesting about the neural link is identifying the hidden information, which are stored in the brain.

These are the privileges of a non-invasive brain-computer interface. Invasive brain-computer interfaces will have more strengths like spiking activities of the individual and access to more detailed information of the user’s brain. Additionally, the brain-machine interface helps in controlling and monitoring the physical and mental activities of humans.

Inserting electrodes in a particular region of the brain aids in acknowledging diseases like Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, and mood swings. Furthermore, it supports detecting focal seizures before their occurrence. Patients who are resistant to drugs will be beneficial as this reduces the number of seizures between 30 and 40 percent.

A combination of open and closed-loop brain-machine interfaces will continuously keep an eye on the brain activity to pinpoint the exact time when a seizure occurs. Triggered electrical stimulation will be sent to the brain to fix seizures. Already this technology has been practiced on rats and attained a hundred percent accuracy.

This technology is still in the developing stage and is yet to bloom in the near future. As the risk factors for implementing in humans are plausible, this was not employed in humans.

The Next Chapter Of Neuralink:

Brain-machine interface and brain-computer interface are used in patients who have motor disorders. Neural link is a brain chip that aids disabled persons to control wheelchairs, cursors in the computer system, and more by using thoughts.

Furthermore, this interface helps in fixing eyesight. Unfortunately, Neural Link doesn’t allow long-term recordings. But, this can be utilised by biocompatible polyimide which contains thin gold film, a solution which is provided by Elon Musk.

Moreover, the first product of Neuralink is named by Musk as ‘Telepathy.’ Additionally, the first human got Neuralink brain chip implantation and now he can move the cursor on the screen by using thoughts.

Though Neuralink brain chips have multiple exciting benefits, the chances of potential threads are unclear and should be a matter of concern. Proper usage will allow people to fully enjoy the technology.  Questions concerning privacy and security are still a lingering question among the people.

Identifying the areas where possible exploits would take place will address the mistakes even before they occur. Neuralink promises to rise high in the near future as it starts navigating among people. To unlock its full benefits one needs to wait to see what the future holds.