WANTED: One fresh, adult human brain. No previous owners other than original biological growth host. No memories other than those of original growth host, which I will wipe personally. No alterations, no enhancements, no amalgamations from multiple hosts. Full stem, full natural cell count. Any host gender acceptable. If naturally-aged, original growth host must be under thirty years old. If lab-grown, stasis must be implemented by thirty years of age. The brain on offer must never have been exposed to contact with any engineered telepath, non-physically-tethered consciousness, or Red … [Read more...]
The Government Put a Chip in My Brain, and I Feel GREAT
Welcome to the exciting (brave?) new world of deep brain stimulation. Does the idea of implanting a chip in someone’s brain give you the creeps? Fear not! Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and UCSF are currently trying to change the popular conception from this: into this: The researchers are attempting to use implanted brain chip technology to improve the symptoms of people with a host of mental health problems. From a technical standpoint, I’ve understood very little of what it means to put a chip in someone’s brain. My conception—based mostly on paranoid … [Read more...]