Human head and brain. Different kind of waveforms produced by brain activity shown on background. Digital illustration.
The Australian company Synchronous has announced that it has created a system that allows you to write a tweet in your mind or, more generally, transmit your thoughts to a device without using peripherals. Synchron’s system was used by a 62-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that causes muscle paralysis. By resorting to this system, man has managed to post a tweet in thought, without having to write it.
Synchron has created a system that allows you to create a tweet with your mind
The system created by Synchron is based on the installation of abrain computer interface called Stentrode. The implant developed by the Australian company is “installed” on the user via the jugular vein, without drilling the skull. This system was designed to allow individuals with physical limitations, such as those caused by SLA, to be able to control digital devices wirelessly.
According to the testimony of the first user of the Synchron system, the potential of the system that allowed the creation of the tweet is enormous even if it takes a little practice to learn how to control it. Synchron has already achieved several successes in the production of brain implants so much so that it has obtained approval from the American FDA to start tests on permanent brain implants.
In the future, the technology behind the system created by Synchron could find enormous applications, significantly simplifying the life of all people with mobility difficulties.