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EARLY MONKEY DATA. “The activity of motor cortex (MI) neurons conveys movement intent sufficiently well to be used as a control signal to operate artificial devices, but until now this has called for extensive training or has been confined to a limited movement repertoire. Here we show how activity from a few (7–30) MI neurons can be decoded into a signal that a monkey is able to use immediately to move a computer cursor to any new position in its workspace.” https://lnkd.in/d-wie9E View in LinkedIn

SENDING THOUGHTS. “IBM has various prototypes that read electrical impulses in parts of the brain associated with movement. In 2010 ZDNet UK visited an IBM research laboratory and was able to drive a remote-controlled car by 'thinking' of the direction it should go in.” https://lnkd.in/d93j7cx View in LinkedIn

IBM PREDICTIONS. "By 2016, consumers will have access to gadgets that 'read their minds', allowing them to call friends and move computer cursors, according to IBM.” https://lnkd.in/d93j7cx View in LinkedIn

EARLY ADOPTER. "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has funded innovative scientific research and technology developments in the field of brain–computer interfaces (BCI) since the 1970s." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165027014002702 View in LinkedIn

BRAIN-MACHINE CONTROLS. "A wireless transmitter could give paralyzed people a practical way to control TVs, computers, or wheelchairs with their thoughts. Blackrock Microsystems, have commercialized a wireless device that can be attached to a person’s skull and transmit via radio thought commands collected from a brain implant." http://www.technologyreview.com/news/534206/a-brain-computer-interface-that-works-wirelessly/ View in LinkedIn

IQ BOOST. “In monkeys, we’ve done better, using a brain implant to “boost monkey IQ” in pattern-matching tests.” https://lnkd.in/eFd9Fdg View in LinkedIn

DARPA APPLICATIONS. “An implantable neural chip being developed under a newly-announced program by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which will allow humans to directly communicate with computers and control them with just their mind.” https://lnkd.in/eQQUF-c View in LinkedIn