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Andy Meek
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Among the many buzzy pet projects and aspirations which you sometimes hear tech moguls like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg talk about that fall outside of their company’s core missions is the development of a dystopian-sounding direct link between computers and the human brain. The creepiness factor notwithstanding, they'll regale audiences and journalists about what a near-magical state that would be, to not have a cumbersome obstacle -- specifically, a phone -- that sits between your mind and whatever action you’re trying to take, or thought you’re trying to communicate. Especially given the massive Facebook data leak that was disclosed over the weekend, I'm not sure how many of us would want to give Zuckerberg a direct hook-up to our brain, but this is all nevertheless indicative of growing scientific interest in essentially "reading" more of peoples' brains -- for a whole host of reasons.
The latest news from scientists out of Caltech, for example, shows how some particularly exciting advancements can be made in this area, after utilizing a familiar piece of technology, no less. A collaboration at Caltech has resulted in the development of what the university calls a "minimally invasive BMI" (for brain-machine interface), that promises the ability to "read" brain activity that corresponds to planned movements by the subject being studied. "Using functional ultrasound technology, it can accurately map brain activity from precise regions deep within the brain at a resolution of 100 micrometers," a Caltech announcement explains.
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