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Brain Chip Approved For Paralysis Research

Posted by Hemos on from the try-it-out dept.

dalillama writes "The BBC is reporting that tests are underway for the clinical trials of the "Brain Gate" computer chip, placed in the brains of paralysis patients. They hope the chips will map out nerve impulses which are sent to limbs, so that they can then be translated into computer code and sent to future artificial limbs. " Thanks to Robert Brooks for pointing out this closely related piece.

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  1. shocking state of Linux code! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    bash$ find linux-2.6.5 -exec grep FIXME {} \; | wc -l
    2494
    bash$

  2. Wonder if it runs CE Lite? by drizst+'n+drat · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's all I'd need ... a chip running Micro$soft .. BSOD could take on some other serious meaing!

  3. Re:I AM THE KING OF THE PACIFIER PEOPLE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YOU CANNOT STOP ME

    Preferences, Threshold: 0 (Almost Everything), submit.

    Stopped.

  4. troLl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    population as well th4t *BSD 0wned. troubles of those

  5. In Soviet Russia, home controls you! by JamesD_UK · · Score: -1, Troll

    Imagine the possibilities of having a 802.11g home network hooked into your brain! I just hope that your brain has a good firewall and is patched with all the latest updates.

    1. Re:In Soviet Russia, home controls you! by Bobulusman · · Score: 1, Troll
      I just hope that your brain has a good firewall and is patched with all the latest updates.

      If it wasn't, you could give a whole new emphasis to the computer term "zombie". :)

      --
      Cogito ergo sum in Slashdot.
  6. I WISH TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Fuck this shit! I ran,

    emerge -UD world

    and Gentoo hosed my configuration files!

    Had to set up the kdm/xdcmp, samba and the network all over again.

  7. Re:If I wanted a chip in my brain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    If you knew what's good for you, you'd stop badmouthing our commander-in-chief right now.

    --
    A vote for Kerry is a vote for weakened America

  8. I'd like to place an advance order by beforewisdom · · Score: -1, Troll

    for the America.

    Maybe we can upgrade bu$h into a president with these new chips.

    I'm sure there is plenty of room in the case, whether or not the rest of the system will be able to handle the load remains to be seen.