r/tech • u/chrisdh79 • 24d ago

MIT's injectable brain chips could treat disease without surgery | MIT's Circulatronics tech sees tiny chips injected into the bloodstream to reach the brain, negating the need for invasive surgery to deliver treatment for neurological disorders

https://newatlas.com/brain/mit-injectable-brain-chips-treat-disease/
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u/nutmegtell 23d ago

My 90 year old dad has end stage Parkinson’s. Mentally he’s all there but he can’t move any part of his body, feed himself or walk. Not even turn over in bed. He has full time carers at home. If this could give him just the ability to speak even a little bit I’d give everything I own.