China’s Brain-Tech Breakthrough: Man Plays Games with His Mind! 🧠🎮
Imagine playing video games using just your thoughts—no controller needed! Sounds like a sci-fi movie, right? Well, it’s now a reality in China.
A team of super-smart scientists and doctors from the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT) and Fudan University’s Huashan Hospital have made an incredible breakthrough. They helped a man who lost all four of his limbs to control games using only his brain! 😮
What Happened?
The man had a special device called a brain-computer interface (or BCI for short) implanted in his brain. This tiny device, about the size of a coin, reads the signals from his brain and turns them into actions on a computer.
After just two to three weeks of practice, he could play chess and racing games using his mind! He was as good as someone using a regular touchpad. How cool is that?
How Does It Work?
BCI technology is like a bridge between your brain and a computer. The tiny electrode implanted in his brain picks up electrical signals when he thinks about moving or doing something. The computer then understands these signals and does what he wants.
This electrode is the world’s smallest and most flexible one ever made! Its ultra-flexible design means it can fit into the brain without causing damage or discomfort.
A Tiny But Mighty Device
The implant is super small—just 26mm wide and less than 6mm thick, like a small coin. Instead of making a big hole in the skull, doctors only needed to make a tiny 5mm hole. This makes the surgery safer and helps the patient recover faster.
What’s Next?
The scientists aren’t stopping here! The next step is to help the man control a robotic arm with his mind. 🚀 They hope that one day, people who have lost limbs or can’t move will be able to do everyday tasks again using this technology.
This breakthrough could change the lives of many people around the world. It shows how amazing science can be when we use it to help others!
What do you think? Would you like to control things with your mind?
Reference(s):
China conducts first prospective clinical trial of invasive BCI
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