Xuanwu Hospital and Tsinghua University, China's brain-computer interface technology announced a big breakthrough

our countrybrain-computer interface technologyBig breakthrough, Xuanwu Hospital and Tsinghua University team jointly announced that the world's first case of quadriplegic paraplegia assisted by implantable epidural electrode brain-computer interface has made a breakthrough in the rehabilitation of behavioral ability to achieve autonomous brain-controlled drinking. This technological breakthrough is expected to achieve industrialization before Musk, opening up a new path for the development of brain-computer interface technology.

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This technique uses an implantable epidural electrode brain-computer interface (ECDBI), in which two coin-sized ECDBI processors are implanted into the patient's skull to successfully acquire intracranial nerve signals from the sensorimotor brain region. The advantage of this technique is that it ensures the quality of intracranial signal acquisition without damaging the neural tissue. At the same time, through the near-field wireless power supply and signal transmission, the implanted intracranial machine does not need to be powered by batteries, which reduces the difficulty and risk of surgery.

Compared with Neuralink's fully implantable wireless brain-computer interface technology, the semi-invasive electrode technology realized in China is the result of a compromise between signal quality and the difficulty and trauma of landing, and will be the first clinically landed technology path in the future. This technology path is expected to be the first to be commercialized and provide new solutions for the treatment of spinal cord injuries and other neurological diseases.

In the future, with the continuous development of brain-computer interface technology, it is expected to be widely used in many fields such as medical treatment, rehabilitation and entertainment. At the same time, the development of brain-computer interface technology will also promote the development of related industries, bringing more convenience and possibilities to human life.