Brains at Davos
Julian Glover writes a small article on CiF today about a project that I am involved in. Our group works on creating interfaces between the brain and external machines with the hope of developing workable artificial limbs for amputees or SCI patients that can be controlled directly from motor areas of the brain, allowing them to use these neuroprosthetics in a similar manner to real limbs. He seems to miss the point though and think we want to turn everyone into cyborgs which is a shame as he could have written a good article about it but instead went down the fear route. The point is not to wire everyone up to robots as he puts it, but to allow people that have limited function then chance to regain that function and live a normal life again.
Then again, what’s wrong if people wish to become cyborgs?
Why should they be prevented? Its their own body, their own resources paying for it…
Nothing wrong with it IMHO, but not what the research is about at the moment