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DARPA's Brain Chips; the next big thing for mental health?

the_syco · 2017-11-10 18:49:29

I have PM'd Black Swan about this, and they told me that I could post this. Also, if anyone offers "medical advice", said comments may get deleted. Just watched Tuesdays episode of NCIS: New Orleans, and found from the below article that this sort of research has been done since the 70's, although now 5 Parkinson's…

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I have PM'd Black Swan about this, and they told me that I could post this. Also, if anyone offers "medical advice", said comments may get deleted.

Just watched Tuesdays episode of NCIS: New Orleans, and found from the below article that this sort of research has been done since the 70's, although now 5 Parkinson's patients reported saying "feel like a machine" o.0
Although it could be a bit scary, as if you "hit the right region at just the right moment you can nudge a decision"...!
https://gizmodo.com/darpa-s-brain-chips-could-be-the-next-big-mental-health-1791549701
DARPA are interested in this, to help treat PTSS, and thus have given funds to research it.

Interesting article, and for more info on this tech, and from the picture of the two monkies, the link to the "Physical Control of the Mind" study; the text highlighted in yellow in said article is interesting!

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