Researchers at the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) and Yonsei University in South Korea have developed Nano MIND, the world’s first device to modulate deep brain neural circuits using magnetism.
Magnetogenetic Interface for NeuroDynamics (MIND), the device could unlock future brain functions such as emotions, cognition, and even motivation.
Over millions of years of evolution, the human brain has developed into a complex network of neurons that can process large amounts of tasks in a highly efficient manner. Startups like Elon Musk’s Neuralink are keen to tap into this network and unlock the brain’s immense processing power to carry out certain functions.
However, the human brain is also the center of complex functions such as emotion, social behavior, and cognition. These functions have been difficult to replicate in artificial intelligence and vary between humans.
A research team led by Jinwoo Cheon, a professor of biochemistry at Yonsei University, was keen to know if these functions could be precisely controlled using wireless technology.
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