Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)

Definition - What does Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) mean?

A cerebrum PC interface (BCI) is an innovation that permits correspondence between a human or creature mind and an outer innovation. This term can allude to an interface that takes signals from the cerebrum to an outside bit of equipment, or an innovation that sends signs to the mind. Different distinctive mind PC interface innovations have been produced at various circumstances, through various techniques and for assorted purposes, incorporating into virtual reality innovation.

A cerebrum PC interface may likewise be known as a mind machine interface, a direct neural interface, or a mind-machine interface

Techopedia explains Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)

Some of the earliest brain-computer interface technologies simply recorded signals from the brain. More modern BCI technologies are designed as implants that will improve on skills associated with certain brain activities, such as vision, hearing, or other human or animal functions. A range of these devices, called neuroprosthetics, have been developed and are in use around the world as a functional means of assisting human capabilities.

Another type of brain-computer interface that is still theoretical relates to the pursuit and construction of artificial intelligence, where technology is designed to imitate human intelligence. Brain-computer interfaces have been studied as a possible means toward a process called "singularity," which is the highly theoretical creation of technologies that are more intelligent than humans. It’s been suggested that users could "upload" an entire human brain to a theoretical type of brain-computer interface that would completely replicate its function, allowing a human to live on in terms of brain function, without a human body. These and other similar theories continue to drive interest in developing more powerful and sophisticated brain-computer interfaces that can more completely receive a model of high-level human brain activity, or intelligence.