Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), as the name suggests, are devices designed to exchange information between the brain and an electronic device (such as a computer). Basically, they do what science fiction calls mind reading. In recent years, scientists from different countries have made significant progress in developing this technology. For example, we recently wrote about a development that allows you to read signals from the human brain and translate them into human speech, as well as a system that allows you to play, for example, "Tetris" with just the power of thought.
But all these technologies are still far from widespread adoption and use. However, recently, Chinese scientists have developed a new computer chip that may be able to bring these technologies to the general public, according to the Chinese state news agency, according to Xinhua.
Why are neurocomputer interfaces needed?
According to the source, the development of the new "Brain Talker" chip, created specifically to improve the efficiency of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), aimed at decoding the user's mental intentions solely through neural electrical signals without using natural neuromuscular pathways, is due to a collaboration of scientists from Tianjin University and specialists from the Chinese company China Electronics Corporation.
According to Dong, their development could help bring neurocomputer interface technologies from laboratories to the mass market.
Author: Nikolay Khizhnyak
