Thoughts Hacked by Machines - Slavoj Zizek on The Institute of Art and Ideas

#control #brainmachineinterface

Germany builds brain-computer implant that lets paralyzed patients walk again
In Germany, neuroscientists at Charité University Hospital have successfully tested a brain-computer implant that restores mobility in patients with paralysis. The system bypasses damaged spinal connections by reading brain signals directly and transmitting them to implanted stimulators in the spinal cord.

Unlike older systems requiring bulky external computers, this new implant is fully wireless, implanted beneath the skull, and powered inductively. It translates a patient’s intent to move into electrical pulses, which are then delivered to the spinal cord, reactivating dormant neural pathways.

In initial clinical trials, patients who had lost movement due to spinal cord injury were able to stand, take steps, and even climb small stairs. This marks one of the first instances where brain-controlled walking is restored with natural fluidity, not just rigid robotic stepping.

The technology combines machine learning with neurobiology — the implant learns the user’s neural patterns, becoming more accurate the longer it’s used. Over time, the system strengthens natural neural reconnections, meaning patients may eventually recover partial mobility even without the implant.

This breakthrough represents hope for millions of spinal injury patients. While still experimental, it paves the way toward commercial devices that could be implanted within a decade.
For the first time, paralyzed individuals are not just dreaming of walking again — they are doing it with their own brain signals.

Neuroscience & Brain–Computer Interfaces
#BrainComputerInterface #BCI #Neurotech #Neuroscience #NeuroEngineering #BrainImplant #Neuroprosthetics #Neurotechnology #BrainMachineInterface

Spinal Injury & Mobility
#ParalysisRecovery #SpinalCordInjury #SCI #NeuroRehab #MobilityRestored #WalkAgain #SpinalRepair #NeuroRehabilitation #ParalyzedNoMore

🧠 “Correlation ≠ causation”? This new study put it to the test: activity in posterior parietal #cortex not only correlates with navigation choices, it is causal. Using a #BrainMachineInterface, mice could steer solely from these signals.

🌍 https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)00633-3

#Neuroscience #SystemsNeuro #Causality #DecisionMaking #BMI #correlation

Brainwave Breakthrough: AI Powered by Living Human Brain Cells

#BrainwaveBreakthrough, #AIPowered, #LivingHumanBrainCells, #NeuroAI, #BrainTech, #AIInnovation, #Biotechnology, #FutureOfAI, #Neuroscience, #HumanBrainCells, #AIResearch, #TechBreakthrough, #BrainMachineInterface

https://influencer1986.substack.com/p/brainwave-breakthrough-ai-powered

2005: Brain chip reads man's thoughts
Early brain-machine interface: "BrainGate...nearly 100 hair-thin electrodes implanted a millimetre deep into part of the motor cortex of his brain that controls movement." Converted to mouse cursor movements, enabling a paralyzed patient to do things like control his TV.

#brain #neurology #BrainMachineInterface

Now that BMIs (Brain Machine Interfaces) have been around for a while, researchers are using 2 or 3 year old BMIs that are degrading to collect more and more BMI data.

This study shows that new math can improve the performance of existing older hardware by effectively extending the life of older BMI hardware by almost 100%.

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/improving-brain-machine-interfaces-with-machine-learning

#bmi #brainmachineinterface #machinelearning #tetraplegic