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New technology can get inside your head. Are you ready? – Science News for Students
New technologies aim to listen to — and maybe even change — your brain activity. But just because scientists can do this, should they?
Gertrude the pig rooted around a straw-filled pen. She gave no notice to the cameras and onlookers. She also ignored the 1,024 electrodes eavesdropping on her brain. Each time Gertrudes snout found a treat in a researchers hand, a musical jingle sounded. It signaled activity in nerve cells that control her snout.
Those beeps were part of a big August 28, 2020 reveal of the nerve-watching tech by Neuralink. Its a company based in San Francisco, Calif. In a lot of ways, its kind of like a Fitbit in…
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