Week 7 Neuroscience + Art

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    Neuroscience and art is a very interesting topic. The potential future in this field is immense. An example of this I found to be quite intriguing was the brain chip the company Neuralink is developing. Neuralink was first founded in 2016 by billionaire Elon Musk. The aim of Neuralink is to implant a wireless brain computer interface that includes thousands of electrodes. This could cure neurological diseases like dementia, Alzhiemiers, or spinal injuries. The brain chip would allow people to control computers or video games with their mind. Another thing the chip could potentially do is access memories and download them onto computers for future access.  FDA standards for a product like this are extremely high as this is a delicate issue. Neuralink does claim that their own standards are even higher than those of the FDA.

    Neuralink seems to be closer than ever in completing their mission as human trials are expected to begin as soon as this year. They have already shown a success story where a monkey was able to play video games using its mind. To actually implant the brain chip they have thought of two ways. In the  first way the chip would be placed behind someone’s ear and be embedded into  a person's skull . The chip would have  an array of tiny wires, each  thinner than a human hair, spread out into the patient's brain. The wires would be  equipped with over a thousand electrodes which would be able  to electrically stimulate the brain. The second way involves a robot automatically implanting the chip by using a stiff needle. This operation is quoted as being as easy as a laser eye surgery.  If we ever do see a successful brain chip in the future the world would be a very different place as the potential this brain chip has could affect millions if not billions of lives.


Sources  (Images) 

1. “Self Reflected Microetched Prints- Now Accepting Preorders for the 2022 Edition.” GREG DUNN NEURO ART, 10 Apr. 2022, https://www.gregadunn.com/product/microetched-prints/.

2. Service, Indo-Asian News. “Elon Musk's Neuralink Unveils Brain Implant Technology, to Seek Human Trials in 2020.” India Today, 17 July 2019, https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/elon-musk-s-neuralink-unveils-brain-implant-technology-to-seek-human-trials-in-2020-1570415-2019-07-17.

3. Cao, Sissi. “Neuralink Aims to Begin Testing Brain Chips in Humans in 2022, Elon Musk Says.” Observer, Observer, 7 Dec. 2021, https://observer.com/2021/12/neuralink-brain-chip-human-test-2022-elon-musk-interview/.

Other Sources

1. Bellon, Tina. “Musk's Neuralink Venture Promises to Reveal a 'Working' Brain-Computer Device.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 28 Aug. 2020, https://www.reuters.com/article/tech-neuralink-musk/musks-neuralink-venture-promises-to-reveal-a-working-brain-computer-device-idINL8N2FT7EL.

2. “Elon Musk's Brain Chip Firm Neuralink Lines up Clinical Trials in Humans.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 20 Jan. 2022, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/20/elon-musk-brain-chip-firm-neuralink-lines-up-clinical-trials-in-humans.

3. Hamilton, Isobel Asher. “Elon Musk's Neuralink Wants to Embed Microchips in People's Skulls and Get Robots to Perform Brain Surgery.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 16 Feb. 2022, https://www.businessinsider.com/neuralink-elon-musk-microchips-brains-ai-2021-2#the-second-is-a-robot-that-could-automatically-implant-the-chip-3.

4. “Brain and Neuroscience Fine Art Paintings.” GREG DUNN NEURO ART, 17 Sept. 2021, https://www.gregadunn.com/.

5. Pepperell, Robert. “Connecting Art and The Brain: An Artist's Perspective on Visual Indeterminacy.” Frontiers, Frontiers, 1 Jan. 1AD, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00084/full.




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