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Brain Chip Implant Allows Paralysed Man To Directly Tweet His Thoughts

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BRAIN CHIP IMPLANT ALLOWS PARALYSED MAN TO DIRECTLY TWEET HIS THOUGHTS

Bharat Sharma
Updated on Dec 28, 2021, 16:13 IST- 4 min read -76 Shares

Highlights
A brain chip recently allowed a paralysed man to Tweet out his thoughts
directly62-year-old Philip O'Keefe from Australia suffers from amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was recently able to share his thoughts on Twitter
directly through a computer chip implanted in his brainThe brain computer
interface that facilitated the Twitter interaction was developed by neurotech
startup Synchron

A brain chip recently allowed a paralysed man to Tweet out his thoughts
directly. 62-year-old Philip O'Keefe from Australia suffers from amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was recently able to share his thoughts on Twitter
directly through a computer chip implanted in his brain.

The brain computer interface that facilitated the Twitter interaction was
developed by neurotech startup Synchron.

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The Tweet was posted just by thinking. "No need for keystrokes or voices. I
created this tweet just by thinking it," the Tweet stated, which was posted onto
Synchron CEO Thomas Oxley's Twitter account.

> no need for keystrokes or voices. I created this tweet just by thinking it.
> #helloworldbci
> 
> — Thomas Oxley (@tomoxl) December 23, 2021



 After the initial Tweet was posted, O'Keefe answered a series of questions on
Twitter. In his final Tweet, O'Keefe hoped that "I'm paving way for people to
tweet through thoughts."



> my hope is that I'm paving the way for people to tweet through thoughts phil
> 
> — Thomas Oxley (@tomoxl) December 23, 2021





WHAT IS THIS IMPLANT?

O'Keefe received the brain implant in April 2020. The device is called Stentrode
and was implanted after his condition had worsened to a point where he wasn't
able to undertake any independent activities.

Thomas Oxley



According to The Independent, the brain chip was inserted through the jugular
vein to avoid an invasive brain procedure. Since then, O'Keefe has been able to
interact with his close ones through e-mail and simple computer-based games like
Solitaire.

Also read: Scientists 'Cure' Depression With A Stimulating Brain Implant, Claims
Study

A Synchron press quoted O'Keefe as saying the following - "When I first heard
about this technology, I knew how much independence it could give back to me."



Describing it like learning how to "ride a bike", O'Keefe believes that "once
you're rolling, it becomes natural."

> Phillip O’Keefe is a hero who has pioneered the first use of human implanted
> Brain Computer Interfaces. He is about to do the first BCI tweet. See his
> story here https://t.co/nYWl6g9rWW or https://t.co/JAvdtmoBJ9
> pic.twitter.com/gOhnLEQ0Hi
> 
> — Thomas Oxley (@tomoxl) December 22, 2021



 It only took four hours for the implant to be used after being inserted. The
Tweets were shared by O'Keefe on December 23, 2021. 



Also read: Blind Man Can See Again After World's 1st Successful Artificial
Corneal Implant


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What do you think about this groundbreaking tech? Let us know in the comments
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Citation

Cuthbertson, A. (2021b, December 27). Brain chip allows paralysed man to post
first ever ‘direct-thought’ tweet. The Independent. 

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