China opens leading laboratory focused on brain-machine interaction
- Sixty scientists are working at the Tianjin lab, which the government hopes will drive innovation, according to official newspaper
- The interface technology aims to create a direct communication link between the human mind and a device like a computer
The Chinese government has set up a leading laboratory to study
– technology that aims to create a direct communication link between the human mind and a device like a computer.
Brain-machine interfaces can help people in many ways – for example, by assisting doctors to treat patients, by making robots smarter and taking video games to the next level. They can also tell scientists more about how the brain works.