The Scientist 探讨：设计能用一辈子的脑植入体需要什么
The Scientist | What Will It Take to Design a Brain Implant That Lasts a Lifetime?
Blackrock Neurotech 分享 The Scientist 文章，讨论脑机接口植入体如何在脑内工作数十年，专家认为需要设计创新。文章以 Ian Burkhart 为例：他 19 岁因跳水事故失去肘部以下活动能力，三年后参加 Ohio State University 2013 年启动的临床试验，植入小型脑机接口。
Momentum behind brain-computer interfaces is growing, but experts say that design innovations are needed to help them survive decades in the brain.
By RJ Mackenzie
When Ian Burkhart was just 19 years old, he lost the ability to move below his elbows after a diving accident. Three years later, he came across a clinical trial that would begin in 2013 and could potentially “reanimate” him. This medical miracle, he was told, would come at a cost. Researchers at the Ohio State University would implant a small brain-computer interface (BCI) in Burkhart’s head. He said the conversation with his family and friends wasn’t easy. “It was like, ‘You just had a spinal cord injury three years ago, and you lost mostly everything, and you still have your brain. Why do you want to risk damaging your brain now?’”
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