Bliss Chapman
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So the analogy that typically is used in the field is, if you have a football stadium, There's a game going on. If you stand outside the stadium, you maybe get a sense of how the game is going based on the cheers and the boos of the home crowd, whether the team is winning or not. But you have absolutely no idea what the score is.
So the analogy that typically is used in the field is, if you have a football stadium, There's a game going on. If you stand outside the stadium, you maybe get a sense of how the game is going based on the cheers and the boos of the home crowd, whether the team is winning or not. But you have absolutely no idea what the score is.
You have absolutely no idea what individual audience or the players are talking or saying to each other, what the next play is, what the next goal is. So what you have to do is you have to drop the microphone into the stadium and then get near the source, like into the individual chatter. In this specific example, you would want to have it right next to where the huddle's happening.
You have absolutely no idea what individual audience or the players are talking or saying to each other, what the next play is, what the next goal is. So what you have to do is you have to drop the microphone into the stadium and then get near the source, like into the individual chatter. In this specific example, you would want to have it right next to where the huddle's happening.
You have absolutely no idea what individual audience or the players are talking or saying to each other, what the next play is, what the next goal is. So what you have to do is you have to drop the microphone into the stadium and then get near the source, like into the individual chatter. In this specific example, you would want to have it right next to where the huddle's happening.
So I think that's kind of a good illustration of what we're trying to do when we say, invasive or minimally invasive or implanted brain computer interfaces versus non-invasive or non-implanted brain interfaces. It's basically talking about where do you put that microphone and what can you do with that information.
So I think that's kind of a good illustration of what we're trying to do when we say, invasive or minimally invasive or implanted brain computer interfaces versus non-invasive or non-implanted brain interfaces. It's basically talking about where do you put that microphone and what can you do with that information.
So I think that's kind of a good illustration of what we're trying to do when we say, invasive or minimally invasive or implanted brain computer interfaces versus non-invasive or non-implanted brain interfaces. It's basically talking about where do you put that microphone and what can you do with that information.
Yeah, so... The brain is made up of these specialized cells called neurons. There's billions of them, tens of billions. Sometimes people call it a hundred billion that are connected in this complex yet dynamic network that are constantly remodeling. They're changing their synaptic weights and that's what we typically call neuroplasticity.
Yeah, so... The brain is made up of these specialized cells called neurons. There's billions of them, tens of billions. Sometimes people call it a hundred billion that are connected in this complex yet dynamic network that are constantly remodeling. They're changing their synaptic weights and that's what we typically call neuroplasticity.
Yeah, so... The brain is made up of these specialized cells called neurons. There's billions of them, tens of billions. Sometimes people call it a hundred billion that are connected in this complex yet dynamic network that are constantly remodeling. They're changing their synaptic weights and that's what we typically call neuroplasticity.
And the neurons are also bathed in this charged environment that is latent with many charged molecules like potassium ions, sodium ions, chlorine ions. And those actually facilitate these through ionic current communication between these different networks.
And the neurons are also bathed in this charged environment that is latent with many charged molecules like potassium ions, sodium ions, chlorine ions. And those actually facilitate these through ionic current communication between these different networks.
And the neurons are also bathed in this charged environment that is latent with many charged molecules like potassium ions, sodium ions, chlorine ions. And those actually facilitate these through ionic current communication between these different networks.
And when you look at a neuron as well, they have these membrane with a beautiful, beautiful protein structure called the voltage selective ion channels, which in my opinion is one of nature's best inventions. In many ways, if you think about what they are, they're doing the job of a modern day transistors. Transistors are nothing more at the end of the day than a voltage gated conduction channel.
And when you look at a neuron as well, they have these membrane with a beautiful, beautiful protein structure called the voltage selective ion channels, which in my opinion is one of nature's best inventions. In many ways, if you think about what they are, they're doing the job of a modern day transistors. Transistors are nothing more at the end of the day than a voltage gated conduction channel.
And when you look at a neuron as well, they have these membrane with a beautiful, beautiful protein structure called the voltage selective ion channels, which in my opinion is one of nature's best inventions. In many ways, if you think about what they are, they're doing the job of a modern day transistors. Transistors are nothing more at the end of the day than a voltage gated conduction channel.
And nature found a way to have that very, very early on in its evolution. And as we all know, with the transistor, you can have many, many computation and a lot of amazing things. that we have access to today. So I think it's one of those, just as a tangent, just a beautiful, beautiful invention that the nature came up with, these voltage-gated ion channels.
And nature found a way to have that very, very early on in its evolution. And as we all know, with the transistor, you can have many, many computation and a lot of amazing things. that we have access to today. So I think it's one of those, just as a tangent, just a beautiful, beautiful invention that the nature came up with, these voltage-gated ion channels.
And nature found a way to have that very, very early on in its evolution. And as we all know, with the transistor, you can have many, many computation and a lot of amazing things. that we have access to today. So I think it's one of those, just as a tangent, just a beautiful, beautiful invention that the nature came up with, these voltage-gated ion channels.