A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
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A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
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Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#2The article speaks about using this as a way to escape addiction to painkillers. Not so fast.
Addiction is a phenomenon that predominantly happens in the brain, due to it constantly adapting to find homeostasis. And being unable to perceive pain when you should be is not homeostasis.
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#3I always feel so confused by--and skeptical of--these kinds of brain implant technologies.
It says: "The chip then automatically triggers a light beam to stimulate the region, activating neurons that can override pain signals."
Isn't that potentially stimulating millions or even hundreds of millions of neurons? We don't know what each individual neuron is doing. How is it possible to do this without causing bizarre malfunctions of the brain at best, or completely lobotomizing someone at worst?
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#4The article speaks about using this as a way to escape addiction to painkillers. Not so fast. Addiction is a phenomenon that predominantly happens in the brain, due to it constantly adapting to find homeostasis. And being unable to perceive pain when you should be is not homeostasis.
What’s your point?
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#5I wonder if there’s any point in using this for military applications.
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#6The article speaks about using this as a way to escape addiction to painkillers. Not so fast. Addiction is a phenomenon that predominantly happens in the brain, due to it constantly adapting to find homeostasis. And being unable to perceive pain when you should be is not homeostasis.
It definitely didn't work well in that star trek episode where garak gets addicted to his pain implant.
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#7The article speaks about using this as a way to escape addiction to painkillers. Not so fast. Addiction is a phenomenon that predominantly happens in the brain, due to it constantly adapting to find homeostasis. And being unable to perceive pain when you should be is not homeostasis.
Couldn't this cause addiction to the implant instead? Or really nasty "withdrawals" if the implant is removed?
Wouldn't be very different to opioids or painkillers; just different mechanisms if action for similar phenomenon
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#8The article speaks about using this as a way to escape addiction to painkillers. Not so fast. Addiction is a phenomenon that predominantly happens in the brain, due to it constantly adapting to find homeostasis. And being unable to perceive pain when you should be is not homeostasis.
I think it means avoiding prescription of addictive substances rather than helping addicts. Unless I'm reading your comment wrong?
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#9I wonder if there’s any point in using this for military applications.
Zynically this instantly came to my mind, too.
Re: A new brain implant automatically detects and kills pain in real time
#10I wonder how healthy this actually is. Isn’t pain a signal the brain uses to alert you about a detected problem? Just eliminating the sensation of pain could mean your body would be unable to signal an issue that needs to be resolved.