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Your brain and your body don’t need to be the same place. What are the implications of this idea and where do you see the future of cyborg technology taking us? Consider this question from multiple categories and come up with examples of each: social, military, crime, medical.
If you look at the history of human culture, most of our technology was created with the purpose of making something easier. But recently we’ve been moving in a new direction, instead of creating technology that we can use, we’re making technology that makes it easier for us to use ourselves and it comes with some implications,
Military: Less human deaths on the battle field;- Military organizations' research has recently focused on the using of cyborg animals for the purposes of a supposed tactical advantage. DARPA has said its interest in developing "cyborg insects" to transmit data from sensors implanted into the insect during the pupal stage. “The insect's motion would be controlled from a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) and could conceivably survey an environment or detect explosives and gas”. Also, DARPA is developing a neural implant to remotely control the movement of sharks. “The …show more content…
This process has helped in treating patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disese, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, chronic headaches, and mental disorders. After the patient is unconscious, through anesthesia, brain pacemakers or electrodes, are implanted into the region of the brain where the cause of the disease is present. The region of the brain is then stimulated by electric current to disrupt the oncoming surge of seizures. “Like all invasive procedures, deep brain stimulation may put the patient at a higher risk”. Even if, there have been more improvements in recent years with deep brain stimulation than any available drug
Your brain and your body don’t need to be the same place. What are the implications of this idea and where do you see the future of cyborg technology taking us? Consider this question from multiple categories and come up with examples of each: social, military, crime, medical.
If you look at the history of human culture, most of our technology was created with the purpose of making something easier. But recently we’ve been moving in a new direction, instead of creating technology that we can use, we’re making technology that makes it easier for us to use ourselves and it comes with some implications,
Military: Less human deaths on the battle field;- Military organizations' research has recently focused on the using of cyborg animals for the purposes of a supposed tactical advantage. DARPA has said its interest in developing "cyborg insects" to transmit data from sensors implanted into the insect during the pupal stage. “The insect's motion would be controlled from a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) and could conceivably survey an environment or detect explosives and gas”. Also, DARPA is developing a neural implant to remotely control the movement of sharks. “The …show more content…
This process has helped in treating patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disese, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, chronic headaches, and mental disorders. After the patient is unconscious, through anesthesia, brain pacemakers or electrodes, are implanted into the region of the brain where the cause of the disease is present. The region of the brain is then stimulated by electric current to disrupt the oncoming surge of seizures. “Like all invasive procedures, deep brain stimulation may put the patient at a higher risk”. Even if, there have been more improvements in recent years with deep brain stimulation than any available drug