? COMMENT Something Profound For 1 Week GOOD LUCK ? ? Stanford University team unveils an improved variant of optogenetics that regulates actions without the need for surgery. Genetic modification is the secret to optogenetic -- without it, neurons don't actually respond to light. Translating a powerful scientific technology into therapeutic treatment may benefit patients with neurological disorders. We're quite a long way from science manipulating the brain with flashlights, but the analysis shows that it's theoretically within the scope of science fiction, says David Wheeler. The team was able to adjust how probable the mouse was to have seizures or to reprogram the brain so that it favored the social business. Scientists will connect opsin genes, a specific class of algae proteins, to live neurons using viruses. Opsins are specialized "doors" that unlock under such light wave frequencies, which mammalian brain cells can't do. Scientists may even fine-tune which neurons have the extra power, such as those involved in memory or epilepsy. The new research began with the key aim of the Deisseroth team: let's ditch the need for surgical implants, says Dr. Peter Goelz. The team had a candidate, one so nice that it was a ChRmine (bad joke cringe) Scientists used viruses to apply ChRmine to the region deep within the brain of mice. Light-enhanced mice were much more likely to push a button to transmit light to their scalps. Scientists were able to transform a psychologically ambivalent mouse into a friendly social butterfly. For now, this is only feasible in mice. Our brains are far bigger, which ensures that light reflecting across the skull and reaching far enough becomes much more difficult. The study indicates that through the infusion of a virus it is theoretically possible to regulate something as integral to a personality through nothing but light. Research indicates that it is possible to regulate the brain without surgery or implants. Other approaches overheat delicate brain tissue and result in injury. While not quite perfect, this brain-control OS solves these problems. Thanks and Enjoy ? New Way to Control the Brain With Light—No Surgery Required ? ? - - - ? #OptoGenetics #BrainSurgery #GeneticModification ▌│█║▌║▌║▌║▌║█│▌ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vMl8xfLf4

? COMMENT Below For 1 Week GOOD LUCK ? ? Neuralink's presentation was full of hope and vision but with little details. Launched four years ago with the help of Elon Musk, Neuralink is focused on groundbreaking neural interfaces. The core theory behind all these contraptions is simple: the brain is largely driven by electrical signals. The prototype arrived with a very different physical shell, the unit replaces a little portion of your skull and lies flat with the surrounding skull. The implant electrodes themselves are "sewn" onto the brain through advanced robotic surgery, focusing on brain imaging procedures to prevent blood vessels and minimize brain bleeding. The event lived up to its key purpose as a memorable recruiting session to further the development of the brain implant business, says CNN's Jim Boulden. The Relation has identical physical properties and thickness to the skull, rendering the substitution a kind of copy-and-paste. The "Link" unit has over 1,000 channels that can be individually enabled. The on-board processing of neural spikes is the electrical pattern produced by neurons as they shoot. Electrical impulses are fairly noisy in the brain, and filtering noise bursts, as well as sorting electrical stimulation trains into spikes, typically requires quite a bit of computing power. Without effective and reliable compression of these neural results, the upload might be incredibly sluggish, run out of battery power, or heat up the computer itself -- or the Bond itself, as it were the case with the "Superglue" skull. The chip may also be programmed to identify the exact spikes you're searching for, which suggests that in principle, the chip will only be designed to record the kind of neuron behavior you're interested in. CNN's Jim Boulden tested the "Neuralink Connection," a brain-imaging device that sends data to smartphones via Bluetooth. The device can be charged at night by inductive charging and has an internal temperature sensor to check for overheating. The only evidence seen at the event were neurons firing from the mouse brain section, he says. Bouldenberg: There was an undercurrent of friction between what is achievable in neuroengineering and what is needed to understand the brain. "The brain approach is not more networks or more implants. Rather, it deciphers the neural code," he says, and knows what to induce, in what order, what action to produce.  Boulden: Sticking a lot of wires through the brain, which eventually causes scarring, is not really going to help. CNN's Jim Boulden looks at possible brain injury from electrode placement. The biggest issue with new electrodes is that the brain can gradually activate non-neuronal cells to create an insulating sheath around the electrode, sealing it away from ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1V3aQr-F4I