Brain Gate Technology

Abstract

Brain Gate overpasses the gap between the brain and the computer. It is a mind-to-movement system that allows a quadriplegic person to command a computer using only his/her thoughts. Brain computer interface technology, used in Brain gate technology, is a brain implant system that came into existence by bio tech company called cyberkinectics in conjunction with the Department of Neuroscience at Brown University. It is found that people with long established, severe paralysis can generate signals in the area of the brain responsible for voluntary movement and these signals can be detected, recorded, routed out of the brain to a computer and transformed into actions enabling a paralyzed patient to perform basic tasks. It is none less than a scientific triumph that brain these signals can be reconnected, thereby allowing the patient to make movements of their limbs just by thinking about it. A fascinating goal which motivates one to work upon this technology is to enable naturally controlled movements of paralyzed limbs. The research done on Brain Gate is yet very limited as the system is still under trial and hence, this paper gathers information through several contributions provided and assembles them to form a single point of reference.