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no experiments had been conducted, and that the patent "was based on an inspiration that this may someday be the direction that technology will take us."
so, they have semingly only really patented the *idea* of beaming stimulation into the brain... hmmmm
bit suss, really. our centre works with TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) and one of the major problems with this technique is aiming the pulses, 'cause the sulci in the frontotemporal lobes are folded and so the angle of incidence of the pulses are not able to be accurately positioned in very small detail... only broad areas can be affected and this limits the potential to stimulate/inhibit particular nueronal areas... also, the technique also only works effectively in the outer brain parts - getting to the amygdala, for example, would be most difficult.
still and all, a fascinating direction - let's hope it is used for more worthwhile purposes than just playing games! |
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