Are neural implants they way of the future?
"Neural implants are technical systems that are mainly used to stimulate parts and structures of the nervous system with the aid of implanted electrical circuitry or record the electrical activity
of nerve cells." (Hassler, 2011) In other words, neural implants will make your brain work even when it struggle to work on its own. Like for example paraplegics can start walking normally thank to the neural implants. Neural prostheses aim to restore lost functions of the body. Either sensory, motor or vegetative. So how come this thing isn't used by every person in the world?
Researchers CYNTHIA S. KUBU and PAUL J. FORD at the Section of Neuropsychology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation states that: "Once a neural implant has shown some efficacy during initial research trials, it begins to enter the world of clinical application... However, the ethical challenges continue as the technology is adopted as a standard of practice. Patient eligibility criteria, as documented by inclusion and exclusion criteria with any new treatment, are not always clearly quantified and defined. These vagaries can result in considerable debate regarding who should or should not proceed with surgery."
So the risk is to who needs the implant and who doesn't need it and until that is sorted out a 100% the neural implants will not be eligible for the general population just yet.
"Neural implants are technical systems that are mainly used to stimulate parts and structures of the nervous system with the aid of implanted electrical circuitry or record the electrical activity of nerve cells." (Hassler, 2011) In other words, neural implants will make your brain work even when it struggle to work on its own. Like for example paraplegics can start walking normally thank to the neural implants. Neural prostheses aim to restore lost functions of the body. Either sensory, motor or vegetative. So how come this thing isn't used by every person in the world?
Researchers CYNTHIA S. KUBU and PAUL J. FORD at the Section of Neuropsychology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation states that: "Once a neural implant has shown some efficacy during initial research trials, it begins to enter the world of clinical application... However, the ethical challenges continue as the technology is adopted as a standard of practice. Patient eligibility criteria, as documented by inclusion and exclusion criteria with any new treatment, are not always clearly quantified and defined. These vagaries can result in considerable debate regarding who should or should not proceed with surgery."
So the risk is to who needs the implant and who doesn't need it and until that is sorted out a 100% the neural implants will not be eligible for the general population just yet.
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Volume 49, Issue 1, pages 18–33, (1 January 2011)Cynthia S, & Ford P: Cambridge Quarterly Healthcare Ethics, Table on content,
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