Talk:BrainGate

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[edit] Creation of new page dealing with BCI technology

As BrainGate is a product, I'd suggest this page be merged with Neurochip or renamed Brain-computer interfacing technology and broadened to include dother aspects of brain computer interface technology. --Saganaki- 01:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I would disagree. Brain computer interface already exists and is quite long (if nebulous), whereas this article is quite specific. In the section on invasive BCI's the BrainGate is mentioned but not in much detail and without any links for further info. It's not so much a product at this stage as an experimental prototype. --PaulWicks 08:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Paul. Not actually suggesting we merge BrainGate into BCI, but that rather we start a new page where BCI interfaces can be discussed. We'd retain the BrainGate content, but discuss it in detail alongside the Miguelis interface etc.Saganaki- 09:15, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I thought the two were related? --PaulWicks 09:57, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, there are three or four main interfaces. BrainGate is based on the Utah Array developed by Richard Normann and is now owned by John Donoghue's Cyberkinetics company. Philip Kennedy Neural Signals has a different interface using glass cones and Miguel Nicolelis' group has their own interface. Although William Dobelle is dead his interface is also still being developed. --Saganaki- 08:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)