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Spiral brain-computer interface slips into ear canal with no loss of hearing
medicalxpress ^ | 07/23/2023

Posted on 07/23/2023 6:38:08 AM PDT by devane617

A multi-institutional team of engineers in China has developed a new type of brain-computer interface (BCI) that can be easily slipped in and out of the ear canal. In their project, reported in the journal Nature Communications, the group set out to design and build a new kind of BCI that is less invasive than existing devices.

A brain-computer interface is a device that allows communication between the brain and a computer—though to date, most such devices are one-directional. They are used to listen to brain waves for such applications as converting them to text or to electronic signals that can be used to engage another device, such as a wheelchair.

One of the main drawbacks of most BCIs is their invasiveness. Current approaches involve the use of electrodes attached to the scalp, or microneedles or probes that pierce the skull. In this new effort, the team in China has built a BCI that is not only less invasive but can be engaged and disengaged easily.

The new, corkscrew-shaped BCI is called the SpiralE. It is engaged by gently screwing it into the ear canal and disengaged by doing the reverse. It is made mainly of soft material to ensure comfort for the wearer. The design allows the passage of sound waves, ensuring that it does not impair hearing. The soft material comprising the body also prevents echoing inside the spiral.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: bci; braincomputer; hello
China will love this tech. Probably Dems too.
1 posted on 07/23/2023 6:38:08 AM PDT by devane617
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To: devane617

The globalists will have their remote-controlled human beings sooner, rather than later.


2 posted on 07/23/2023 6:49:31 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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Try it on Horizontal. Would be surprising if it doesn’t smoke.


3 posted on 07/23/2023 6:54:22 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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I think Biden and Kamala have been set up with these all along. But I think they need to replace the battery in Biden’s.

Kamala sounds like AI gone bad!


4 posted on 07/23/2023 7:00:01 AM PDT by Liberty Ship ("Lord, make me fast and accurate.")
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To: Libloather
Try it on Horizontal. Would be surprising if it doesn’t smoke.

The question is does it smoke after screwing in your ear?

5 posted on 07/23/2023 7:00:03 AM PDT by null and void (Intelligence has limits, while gullibility doesn't. ~ SunkenCiv)
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To: devane617

Harrison Bergeron


6 posted on 07/23/2023 7:20:21 AM PDT by chalkfarmer
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To: devane617; SaveFerris

7 posted on 07/23/2023 7:21:58 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Watch out for 44!!!


8 posted on 07/23/2023 7:48:15 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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