A man demonstrates a robotic hand with a brain-computer interface, which identifies the patient's motor signals and controls the exoskeleton to move the limbs of the patient, during the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Nov 7, 2025. Neurotechnology has been propelled by a combination of scientific advances – including growing understanding of the human brain – and technological progress. — AFP
PARIS: From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralysed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs – and profound ethical concerns.
Some observers even think that neurotech could end up being as revolutionary as the far more hyped rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
