Brain technology has sparked a wave of innovation in Britain

Brain technology has sparked a wave of innovation in Britain Elon Musk has grabbed attention with his Neuralink implant, but the UK is already forging ahead in a technology that could transform healthcare Elon Musk likes to do everything fast. It is one of the reasons that he came up with Neuralink, his company that aims to control technology through a brain implant. Wouldn’t life be quicker if you could think directly into your computer, seamlessly merging man and machine, rather than having to type or speak? If your phone was really an extension of you? Having your thoughts implemented by technology may make life more efficient, but it also has huge implications in healthcare. As Musk said, the brain implant could help people with disabilities to “communicate faster than an auctioneer”. It could help with stroke rehabilitation, epilepsy, sleeping disorders and Alzheimer’s. Such “brain-computer interface”, or BCI, technology is designed to pick up signals from your mind