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Ok, pretty soon they're coming out with gaming software that can readily infiltrate a person's thoughts. Do you think this technology is safe for people to use daily? What if is this information able to be seen by others? Post a response please.
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The brain is highly complex, and although neurotech is advancing at a rapid rate, it may yet be some time before our technology can not only develop the finesse to access the correct segments of the brain, but also to correctly interpret the chemical and electromagnetic reactions there. However, once the technology is developed and sufficiently advanced, there should be no harmful effects to the brain. The neural receptors would only need to access the most remote regions of the brain, and information could in no way be...
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Trying to put a long-term implant in the motor cortex of the brain of a quadriplegic person and then trying to capture movement-related operating signals from the brain and send those to a computer. The electrode implant, he said, can take detailed signals from the brain; that information, in the form of analog waveforms, is then turned into digital signals that are used to dictate motion, so that, by thinking about moving the cursor on a computer, the quadriplegic can actually do so. It improves people's lives by suppo...
 
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This is a tough question, you should read (The last book in the universe) it is exactly about what you want answered.
Answer Date: 10:41am 03/28/08
 
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