This year gave rise to an incredible mix of brain implants that can record, decode, and alter brain activity.
It sounds like déjà vu—brain-machine interfaces also lived rent free in my head in last year’s roundup, but for good reason. Neuroscientists are building increasingly sophisticated and flexible electronic chips that seamlessly integrate machine intelligence with our brains and spinal cords at record-breaking speed. What was previously science fiction—for example, helping paralyzed people regain their ability to walk, swim, and kayak—is now reality.
This year, brain implants further transformed people’s lives. The not-so-secret sauce? AI.
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