As the world is transforming, technology is increasing rapidly. The idea of mind uploading, brain-computer interfaces and transhumanism have taken the world by storm. But is it possible? The pandemic has urged several projects to improve humanity. The most popular among them is Neuralink, which has gathered momentum with its recent live illustration on 28 August 2020. So, let’s continue to know all about Neuralink.
All About Neuralink
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk-led this challenging project. Neuralink would be defined as a device that would be embedded in the human brain surgically. Allowing humans to talk to and control machines, accordingly, its supporters. Elon Musk. The tiny chip will enable the scientist to examine the electrical signal in the brain. This chip can treat different medical disorders, specifically related to the brain.
How Neuralink Works?
The latest illustration of Neuralink by Elon Musk shows Fitbit contains a whole lot of technology in one’s skull. The Fitbit contains thousands of tiny wires going through the brain’s outer layer by which the user will be able to communicate with their brain cells. It is linked to a computing device through Bluetooth. Learning how Neuralink will work and achieve this task. One must understand that how the brain sends and processes signals via neurons. Neurons can transmit signals and connect with one another through neurotransmitters. The interchange between the cells produces an electric field. The Neuralink is implanted where the electrodes would observe the electric field. The electrodes will record the electric impulses, and then the computer will translate them by machine-readable algorithms. Eventually, it allows humans to communicate with machines just by thinking.
The Potential Applications of Neuralink
The scientists involved in the Neuralink project claim that this device has various mind-blowing applications that are:
Visual Implant
Neuralink can provide vision to people suffering from retinal damage. It works by installing a camera into the visual cortex and activating electrodes to reconstruct the images. Elon Musk claims that Neuralink can provide people with exceptional vision, allowing them to see at different wavelengths and locate trackers.
Limb Implant
Neuralink can also greatly help people suffering from spinal cord and brain injuries. It advances their ability to move and restore their senses. It can treat and cure paraplegia, as indicated by clinical experiments. Musk stated that Neuralink can successfully cure a person’s entire body motion. He also suggested that if one can detect the motion of limbs, another implant can be done where the spinal injury occurred to create a neural shunt.
Prediction and Prevention of Disease
Neuralink can detect the chemical signals generated in the body. The transmission of infections or diseases into the human body makes changes chemically before any physical display. With the help of Neuralink, scientists will have premature access to these changes. So, they will be able to foretell that disease’s risk and forbid it to bloom fully.
The Solution for Mental Illness
Ultimately, the proponents of Neuralink have claimed that it can specify into other brain domains. As it can manage and recognize factors that cause fear, anxiety, depression, and other mental diseases.
Telepathy
Additionally, Neuralink advances the idea of telepathy. When a person communicates, they have to apply some force to express their thoughts in a set of words. If you have implanted Neuralink, you can share your thoughts with it as it is connected to a computer via Bluetooth.
Complications Related to Neuralink
Neuralink has some great applications. The visual and limb prostheses, prediction and prevention of disease and helping out mental illnesses are some impressive functions in a tiny chip. Also, how can one forget telepathy, a great accomplishment, but shouldn’t we be concerned about it? The public has queries about it; they are concerned and worried about moral issues ignored by the technology. Neuralink can be used unlawfully and become a threat to the whole world. It can interrupt social etiquette and disregard our traditions and values. If it knows the user’s motive, it can modify the person’s mood or action, while the user’s character may not support it. The brain is a very tender part of the human body and contains the person’s whole identity and senses. Being reachable for anyone’s brain can be troublesome. Obviously, if anyone has access to Neuralink, they may use it unfairly. They will use it to make themselves better than anyone else, changing their whole self, physical abilities, and insight. With increasing technology, regulations must also increase. Otherwise, it can be used negatively.
Advancements In Neuralink Technology
The latest event of Neuralink on 28 August 2020 shows the chip implantation in a pig’s brain. The researchers explained how the chip is connected to a computing device wirelessly. Also, it displays its brain’s current activities. Elon Musk disclosed that a tiny version of the implant is in preparation, which can fit into a much smaller space. It can be installed into the brain’s cortex to identify the electrical impulses from nerve cells, identifying the brain is at work. Advancement has been made in Neuralink, but it may have short-term results. Musk claimed that this revolutionary device has been approved by the U.S. Organization (FDA). We can’t predict anything for now, but hopefully, it will bring positive societal changes.
