Implanting a microchip into your brain to unlock its full potential may sound like the plot from the latest science fiction blockbuster.
But the futuristic technology could become a reality within 15 years, the Daily Mail reports Bryan Johnson, an expert working on such a device.
The chips will allow people to buy and delete memories, and will soon be as popular as smartphones, Mr Johnson claimed.
Speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon this week, Mr Johnson, who is the founder of Kernel, a start-up developing brain microchips, said that unlocking the potential of the mind is the ‘single greatest thing’ humanity can achieve.
The firm has started to conduct tests with epilepsy patients in hospitals.
Speaking to IEEE Spectrum, Dr Berger said: “We’re testing it in humans now, and getting good initial results.
“We’re going to go forward with the goal of commercialising this prosthesis.”
