{"id":103806,"date":"2020-03-15T13:42:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T20:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/battelle-led-team-wins-darpa-award-to-develop-injectable-bi-directional-brain-computer-interface"},"modified":"2020-03-15T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T20:42:55","slug":"battelle-led-team-wins-darpa-award-to-develop-injectable-bi-directional-brain-computer-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/battelle-led-team-wins-darpa-award-to-develop-injectable-bi-directional-brain-computer-interface","title":{"rendered":"Battelle-Led Team Wins DARPA Award to Develop Injectable, Bi-Directional Brain Computer Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here\u2019s an exciting concept that was actually first discussed in 1959 by Richard Feynman in an article entitled \u201cThere\u2019s Plenty of Room at the Bottom\u201d.<\/p>\n

I am most interested in this technology for mind uploading.<\/p>\n

\u201cBattelle\u2019s N3 concept for a minimally invasive neural interface system, called BrainSTORMS (Brain System to Transmit Or Receive Magnetoelectric Signals), involves the development of a novel nanotransducer that could be temporarily introduced into the body via injection and then directed to a specific area of the brain to help complete a task through communication with a helmet-based transceiver.\u201d<\/p>\n

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COLUMBUS, Ohio\u2014(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)\u2014Battelle<\/a> has for years successfully demonstrated brain-computer interface (BCI) projects\u2014just look at NeuroLife<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup>, which has enabled a quadriplegic man to move his hand again using his thoughts. Now, the government\u2019s forward-thinking Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency<\/a> (DARPA) has awarded a contract to a Battelle-led team that pushes researchers into the realm of what was once considered science fiction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the most exciting and challenging projects I have worked on\u201d Tweet this<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Imagine this: A soldier puts on a helmet and uses his or her thoughts alone to control multiple unmanned vehicles or a bomb disposal robot. That\u2019s the basis for this effort for DARPA\u2019s Next-Generation Non-Surgical Neurotechnology<\/a> (N3<\/sup>) program. The N3<\/sup> program seeks development of high-performance, bi-directional brain-machine interfaces for able-bodied service members. Most of the current BCI research, including Battelle\u2019s NeuroLife technology, focuses on helping people with disabilities who must undergo invasive implant procedures, including brain surgery, to enable a BCI that can restore lost function. For the next BCI leap, in which the technology can be used by healthy military service members, it\u2019s imperative to find lower-risk and less-invasive options.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s an exciting concept that was actually first discussed in 1959 by Richard Feynman in an article entitled \u201cThere\u2019s Plenty of Room at the Bottom\u201d. I am most interested in this technology for mind uploading. \u201cBattelle\u2019s N3 concept for a minimally invasive neural interface system, called BrainSTORMS (Brain System to Transmit Or Receive Magnetoelectric Signals), [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,43,1490,9,47,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-business","category-government","category-military","category-neuroscience","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}