Scientists say that our brains will connect to computers in decades to form "the Internet of thoughts"

Innovative scientists and researchers say that the progress of computers and biotechnology in society will get us right – literally.

In a new article published in the Frontiers in Neuroscience, the researchers engaged in an international collaboration that predicts revolutionary developments in the world of "human brain / cloud interfaces" over the next few decades.

Using a combination of nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and other more traditional computer methods, the researchers said that humans would be able to seamlessly connect their brains to a cloud of computers so to collect information on the Internet in real time.

According to Robert Freitas Jr., lead author of the research, a fleet of embedded nanobots in our brain would act as a liaison with human minds and supercomputers, to allow the downloading of information "in the manner of". a matrix".

"These devices would navigate the human vascular system, cross the blood-brain barrier and position themselves precisely between or even in brain cells," says Freitas.

"They would then wirelessly transmit coded information to and from a network of cloud supercomputers for real-time monitoring of the brain's state and data extraction."

According to the researchers, interfaces would not just connect humans and computers. A network of brains could also help form what they call a "global supergroup" that would allow for collective thinking.

In recent experiments, researchers have already demonstrated their ability to associate human brains with collective tasks in what they call BrainNet.

By recording the electrical signals of the brain of the subjects with an electroencephalogram (EEG) and transmitting the reactions to the flashes of LED light, the participants coordinated a Tetris type puzzle game in which each person coordinated shapes, assembling them as and when as they fell.

The experiment was the second of these brain interface demonstrations linking topics to the first involving cooperation in a text-based game based on questions.

Although functional, networks such as BrainNet are still rudimentary compared to what researchers think it will likely be in the future.

To reach advanced levels of cloud computing from the brain to scientists, scientists say they will have to make a lot of progress in the areas of technology and medicine, one of the most important being the systems that enable the transparent transfer of information.

"This challenge is not just about finding the bandwidth needed for global data transmission," said Dr. Nuno Martins.

"But also, how to enable the exchange of data with neurons via tiny devices buried deep within the brain."

Even if the technology already existed, add the researchers, the introduction of a host of high-tech nanoparticles in the brain in a safe way can prove a little trickier than it may be. It seems there.

"A detailed analysis of the biodistribution and biocompatibility of nanoparticles is needed before we can consider their human development," said Martins.

"Nevertheless, with these promising technologies and others for [brain-computer interface] developing at an ever increasing pace, an "Internet of ideas" could become a reality before the turn of the century ".