'It won't work': The perception challenge facing commerical BCI's - Dr. Florian Solzbacher

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Medical brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) appear to be heading toward an inflection point: In the past decade, the number and frequency of technological breakthroughs have increased significantly. These devices have the profound potential to become practical tools that restore lost function and address a variety of neurological disorders. And though the first generations of commercially available products appear to be imminent, the most significant challenge to commercializing the technology remains: the perception that implantable BCIs are associated with unacceptably high risks, will not see regulatory approval and aren’t economically viable.

The Perception Challenge is simply the belief—among parts of the clinical community, investors and the medical device industry—that BCIs would not be accepted by the majority of eligible users, aren’t sellable, profitable, or both.