Spiral brain-computer interface slips into ear canal with no loss of hearing
medicalxpress.com
A multi-institutional team of engineers in China has developed a new type of brain-computer interface (BCI) that can be easily slipped in and out of the ear canal. In their project, reported in the journal Nature Communications, the group set out to design and build a new kind of BCI that is less invasive than existing devices.

research team suggests development of applications that convert full thoughts into text, controlling objects in real and virtual worlds—and even perhaps augmented memory.

    • qooqie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      I’ve wanted one of those for so so long! Being able to communicate and understand everyone would contribute so much to bringing the world together

      • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Honestly, we’re already not that far off, aside from the brain computer interface.

        We have many very good translation tools these days, and they work decently well. You can even use it to translate text in the real world via the camera

  • blazera@kbin.social
    16·
    1 year ago

    So, this thing is only entering the external ear canal. Its not getting to the brain. Not only is the eardrum an airtight barrier that only works if its air tight, even if you made it past it theres a lot of organs and bone structure, it doesnt continue as a tunnel into the brain.

    • Caboose12000@lemmy.worldEnglish
      143·
      1 year ago

      I think when they say the scientists envision being able to convert full thoughts to text, that’s more like people 100 years ago saying they envision us having flying cars today. were no where near either of those things. BCI’s are mostly used for people with disabilities so they can convert a very simple brain signal like try to move arm into a very simple command like move wheelchair forward it’s still currently extremely impossible to decipher more complex ideas like an inner monolog, it isn’t handled by just turning off or on a single brain region the way movement is.

      so I think you have nothing to worry about for this ultimate truth detector thing. not something that would be developed in our lifetime or even our grandkids lifetime imo

      • An_Ugly_Bastard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        I think when they say the scientists envision being able to convert full thoughts to text, that’s more like people 100 years ago saying they envision us having flying cars today. were no where near either of those things.

        We have flying cars. They’re called helicopters.  Also another reason we don’t have “flying cars” is that if your engine breaks down you die.

        • Caboose12000@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’m not trying to be pedantic cause I’d actually kinda love to be wrong here, do you think you could find your source for that art thing? I’d love to read more about it, my understanding was that progress in this field was slow compared to the scales we’re talking about here

  • magnetoencefalografy@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    I would much rather having something like this than have a chunk of my skull removed like Musk is planning. I wonder how the performance would compare though, actual probes in the brain are going to be way more reliable than just picking up EMF or whatever this does.