Editor, Times-Union: A few years ago a woman e-mailed me and asked me how I would help her mother who suffered from epilepsy. I told her I would use brain implants to control the seizures. She thought I was a Dr. Frankenstein. But when she took her mother to a doctor, he told her what I told her. She sent me an e-mail and told me I was right. In the future, brain implants will control the body and prevent the effects of neuromuscular diseases like cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. If the brain produces errant signals, implants will stop them. Catalytic implants that will be computerized will take substances in the bloodstream and transform them into what the brain and body needs. My dad had Parkinson’s. A catalytic brain implant could have produced dopamine and would have kept his body healthy. Soldiers have had brain injuries that have disabled them. Brain implants and override systems plus synthetic brain cells that have biojunctions that will integrate them with the rest of the brain will allow people with brain injury to function normally. It may take reconstruction of the brain to make a person normal again. Those with Alzheimer’s will benefit from synthetic brain cells and an implant no larger than a dime that will prevent certain chemicals from attacking the rest of the brain. With stem cells, it may be possible to replace useless brain cells and even regrow the brain. Personally, I would prefer replacing useless parts of the brain with computerized memory units that are integrated with the rest of the brain with biojunctions. In 1974 when I sent android ideas to the Pentagon I drew computerized memory systems that used layers of transistorized memory cells and access cores that made the computer faster. In the future, people with such brains will be able to be connected to computer systems. In the future, people with such brains will be able to jack into the Internet and experiencible program systems instantly. Pain control devices at the base of the brain will limit pain signals from being felt. They will be missused by many people, like athletes so they can keep going even if they have broken bones which could cripple them. But if they are used properly, PCDS will replace opiates and other pain relievers. The healing process will be faster without pain hindering it. Brain implants will revolutionize medicine and make lives better in the future. Rick Badman Warsaw
