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The Very Real Case for Brain-Computer Implants


On this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we dive into the heated race between two companies to build a commercial brain-computer interface.

Emily Mullin: All these reasons, this BCI technology has been promising for a long time, but there are clear limitations, as you can see, and this is why Synchron and Neuralink and others have been working to improve on the design. Emily Mullin: Yeah, so this kind of pivotal trial is really what Synchron needs to show the FDA that their device is safe, it's effective, and it can restore certain functions to people. He is the guy who is the lead singer in one of the most important bands in rock and roll, which is Black Sabbath, which was formed in the late-nineteen-sixties and just dominated for six years and stuck around for a long time after that.

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