Brain implants that will help humans use 100% of their brain. And maybe make it so insted of looking a computer screen we'll just connect our brain to our computers.
2006-09-14 03:11:36 · 4 answers · asked by DialM4Speed 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Oooops that should be "instead of looking at a computer sceen"
2006-09-14 03:34:33 · update #1
nothing is impossible. One scientist has implant a microchip in his nerve in his left hand that enable him to communicate with the computer system in his house
2006-09-14 03:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define near future. Actually I like this question because it sent me to a neuroscience site, which says that this has been tested on mice. Would I want it? Dunno. Think about it - your car already tattles on you to whoever has access as to your location and habits. Do you really want a brain implant to do the same?
Update: some questions posed on another website linked to from the one listed:
Moral and Ethical Questions about the Use of Smart Drugs
Here are some questions for you to think about IF and WHEN smart drugs are developed:
What would happen if people got smarter? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
What are the possible advantages and disadvantages of short-term and long-term "smartness"?
If such drugs existed, should they be manufactured, distributed and used?
If they can be used, who should get them?
Should they be banned like some drugs in athletics (e.g., stimulants, steroids)?
Is going to a special school or class or getting a tutor different from taking a "smart drug"? What about learning a trick to solve a math problem? Isn't this like taking a special drug? What about getting a computer to help with homework? Isn't this like using technology to help you get smarter and learn more?
Should it be illegal to pop a smart pill before a spelling test or before you take the SAT? Would this be like taking a stimulant before a track meet or swimming race? Would this be cheating?
As people got smarter, would their personality change?
What would happen to people's emotional and social behavior?
We have drugs to improve our mood (antidepressants) and to look better (weight loss drugs). We even have a drug to increase the height of children (growth factor). What is wrong with a drug that makes us smarter?
What about the benefits of such drugs? Couldn't these substances make people better drivers, workers and teachers?
Could important new discoveries and cures for diseases be made faster if we were smarter?
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My own thought - for those familiar with Star Trek the Original Series - there was a device on an episode which made you temporarily smarter, from bumpkin to brain surgeon in one easy step. Would I want that? Yeah - but I would want it to be permanent.
2006-09-14 10:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by Doris B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats sounds cool, I hope it would happen but i don't like the idea of my bran being connected to a computer!!!
2006-09-14 10:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by HardCore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-14 10:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋