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Re:Brown University creates first wireless, implanted brain-... by trebor on Monday March 04, 2013 @11:23AM (#5318906)
Lets see...

Streaming ads into your dreams. Hacking your friend's implant/brain to give them nightmares. "Thought Logging" what a political opponent thinks of you.

I can foresee all of these. Does this give no one else the willies?

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Re:Brown University creates first wireless, implanted brain-... by icebraining on Monday March 04, 2013 @12:27PM (#5319267)
Sounds like a buy-bomb from TRANSMET. 'Though those didn't need implants, just a TV ;)
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Re:Brown University creates first wireless, implanted brain-... by aangjie on Monday March 04, 2013 @11:44AM (#5319019)
Honestly it does, but am an incorrigible optimist :-P I see a 100x or more speed up in science and technological innovation progress. I see progress in colloboration,relationships etc. .
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Re:Brown University creates first wireless, implanted brain-... by return0 on Monday March 04, 2013 @12:27PM (#5319266)
You don't have to sleep for it to work. In fact i just got granted the patent for "contextual advertising based on BCI readings". Now i can haunt your life.
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