neural interface
Mind-machine connection point
A neural interface is a device that creates a direct communication pathway between the brain or nervous system and external technology.
Brain-computer interfaces allow paralyzed patients to control prosthetic limbs or cursors through thought alone.
The term appears frequently in science fiction, where neural interfaces enable humans to jack into virtual worlds or merge consciousness with machines: The soldier's neural interface fed tactical data directly to his visual cortex.
- brainSeat of cognition
- computerElectronic calculating device
- cyborgOrganic-mechanical hybrid entity
- plug inConnect to power
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
deep brain stimulation · electrode · brain implant · cortex · motor cortex · signal · synapse · telepathy · chip · prosthetic · thought · thought control · mind · mind control · cognitive · bioelectric · wireless · skull
- gadgetssmartphone, gadget, gizmos, widget, tablet
- sci-fi techteleporter, time travel, cryonics, force fields, time machine
- medical devicespacemaker, defibrillator, AED, ventilator, CT scanner
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- Bionicsbionic eye, bionic ear, bionic limb, cochlear implant
- human-machine interfacehaptic feedback, gesture control, voice control, voice command, touch screen
neural interfacekeyboard
Array of input keys
mouse · manual input · punch cards · typewriter · touchscreen
neural interfacelever
Pivoting bar for lifting
analog controls · pen and paper · abacus · pulley · dial
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