Scientific researchers at the University of Florida have recently received a $2.5 million grant to be used for researching microchips. These microchips are supposed to be implanted into the brain and will help cure some human illnesses. Initially they are looking to cure epilepsy and paralysis, but as all evolution goes one day they may be able to cure almost anything. The mini computers that they are going to be implanted into the brain and meant to interpret the signal being sent out and correct it.
There researchers feel extremly confident that within the next four years they will have a prototype to test on humans beings, they are currently testing on rats. Much of the technology is already there, scientists have been able to decode brain activity for years. They do feel however that more work needs to be done, scientists will need to pinpoint exact casuses of diseases before they can be fixed.
I read about this technology somewhere. I thought it was just a concept and it will never be developed. But, it is a very interesting technology. They have proved that this can cure a lot different types of disease. This technology will be develop in probably 10-15 years. The problem regarding this technology is financial aspects. This technology will take a huge amount of money to develop. Also the prices for every chips will be very high. The insurance companies will not be able to cover it and people are going to have pay out of their pocket that is impossible. I guess we are going to have to wait and see for this technology.
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