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Brain-Computer Interfaces

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Matt McDonagh
Aug 09, 2024
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The best moves provide you offensive and defensive benefit.

Enhancing your ability to capture the rising cognitive power available via computers, and giving yourself that power real-time 24/7, is a prime example of playing offense and defense at the same time.

A brain-computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a brain-machine interface (BMI), is a direct communication pathway between the brain's electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer or robotic limb. BCIs can be invasive, involving surgical implantation of electrodes into the brain, or non-invasive, using external sensors to detect brain activity.  

BCIs have a wide range of potential applications, including:

  • Medical: Helping people with paralysis regain movement and communication, treating neurological disorders like epilepsy and Parkinson's disease, and assisting in rehabilitation after stroke or injury.

  • Communication and Control: Allowing people to control computers, prosthetics, and other devices using the…

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