{"id":201563,"date":"2024-12-13T22:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T04:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/the-future-of-neuroscience-could-be-wireless"},"modified":"2024-12-13T22:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T04:05:14","slug":"the-future-of-neuroscience-could-be-wireless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/the-future-of-neuroscience-could-be-wireless","title":{"rendered":"The future of neuroscience could be wireless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though Elon Musk\u2019s Neuralink<\/a> put wireless brain implants in the spotlight \u2014 in early 2024, Musk announced his company\u2019s first implant was successful \u2014 the research and development of these devices has spanned decades. The BrainGate clinical trials have been underway for 20 years, and the consortium\u2019s wireless implant marks the first time a person has used an implant with high bandwidth capabilities.<\/p>\n

Wireless technologies are opening doors in neuroscience, enabling new capabilities in communication, treatment, and research. Because wireless implants can monitor the brain for long periods of time, they offer a unique opportunity to examine neural dynamics, increasing our understanding of the human mind. Their cord-free design also benefits people hoping to use these devices outside a research setting and improve their quality of life.<\/p>\n

The first brain implant is credited to neurologist Phil Kennedy<\/a>, who had the device surgically affixed to his brain. Today, wired implants are less invasive and widely used<\/a>. They can help prevent seizures, manage OCD symptoms, and treat movement disorders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though Elon Musk\u2019s Neuralink put wireless brain implants in the spotlight \u2014 in early 2024, Musk announced his company\u2019s first implant was successful \u2014 the research and development of these devices has spanned decades. The BrainGate clinical trials have been underway for 20 years, and the consortium\u2019s wireless implant marks the first time a person [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,2019,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-elon-musk","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201563","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\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}