It would seem that some scientists went the extra mile when it comes to making a mouse be moved by the brain, instead of the standard Electrodes on the outside of the skull, they found a few daring volunteers to try with implants of electrodes under the skin of the skull. Would you like implants if it meant you could control mice w/o using your hands?
How hard is it to move a mouse cursor with hands and how lazy have people got to be to resort to this? This is very invasive. I went to the article and it pointed out that sensors were placed on the surface of their brains! I, personally, would not go as far getting implants just to control a mouse cursor without my hands, but I would find it useful in some other task for those people who are physically unable to do tasks on their own.
ReplyDeleteI think the point of this research was not to simply move a mouse with your brain. This experiment is just a stepping stone to something bigger like being able to use your brain to move anything! I agree that this procedure is very invasive, and I wonder if there are any side effects to leaving the electrodes in your brain for an extended period.
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