09-05-2012, 11:26 AM
braingate technology
Brain gate Technology.ppt (Size: 4.92 MB / Downloads: 82)
Introduction
“The goal of the BrainGate program is to develop a fast, reliable and unobtrusive connection between the brain of a severely disabled person and a personal computer“
It is expected that people using the BrainGate System will employ a personal computer as the gateway to a range of self-directed activities
These to include the control of objects in the environment such as a telephone, a television and lights
Origin
BrainGate is a brain implant system developed by the bio-tech company Cyberkinetics in 2003 in conjunction with the Department of Neuroscience at Brown University
The BrainGate is the culmination of 10 years of research in the laboratory of Dr. John Donoghue In conjunction with RI Hospital neurosurgeon, Dr. Gerhard Friehs
These researchers co-founded Cyberkinetics, so that the BrainGate could be further evaluated in human clinical studies
Brain Gate
The BrainGate Neural Interface Device is a proprietary brain-computer interface that consists of an internal neural signal sensor and external processors that convert neural signals into an output signal under the users own control
The technology includes
an electrode array
computer chip
According to the Cyberkinetics' website, three patients have been implanted with the BrainGate system
The Braingate array is also capable of recording electrical data for later analysis
BrainGate CHIP:
The computer chip, which is implanted into the brain, monitors brain activity in the patient and converts the intention of the user into computer commands.
Currently the chip uses 100 hair-thin electrodes that sense the electro-magnetic signature of neurons firing in specific areas of the brain
It is a 4 by 4 mm chip
Brain gate Technology.ppt (Size: 4.92 MB / Downloads: 82)
Introduction
“The goal of the BrainGate program is to develop a fast, reliable and unobtrusive connection between the brain of a severely disabled person and a personal computer“
It is expected that people using the BrainGate System will employ a personal computer as the gateway to a range of self-directed activities
These to include the control of objects in the environment such as a telephone, a television and lights
Origin
BrainGate is a brain implant system developed by the bio-tech company Cyberkinetics in 2003 in conjunction with the Department of Neuroscience at Brown University
The BrainGate is the culmination of 10 years of research in the laboratory of Dr. John Donoghue In conjunction with RI Hospital neurosurgeon, Dr. Gerhard Friehs
These researchers co-founded Cyberkinetics, so that the BrainGate could be further evaluated in human clinical studies
Brain Gate
The BrainGate Neural Interface Device is a proprietary brain-computer interface that consists of an internal neural signal sensor and external processors that convert neural signals into an output signal under the users own control
The technology includes
an electrode array
computer chip
According to the Cyberkinetics' website, three patients have been implanted with the BrainGate system
The Braingate array is also capable of recording electrical data for later analysis
BrainGate CHIP:
The computer chip, which is implanted into the brain, monitors brain activity in the patient and converts the intention of the user into computer commands.
Currently the chip uses 100 hair-thin electrodes that sense the electro-magnetic signature of neurons firing in specific areas of the brain
It is a 4 by 4 mm chip