Michael Raduga, a Russian experimenter recently performed self-experiment to implant a chip into his brain with hopes of controlling his dreams, Daily mail has reported.
Despite lacking neurosurgery qualifications, he compared his dangerous undertaking to the movie "Inception," envisioning the chip's potential to alter the course of lucid dreams. The procedure involved using makeshift tools and a hardware store drill to drill into his skull.
In spite of losing over a "litre of blood" during the procedure, Raduga is glad he survived, as he expressed in an exclusive interview with MailOnline. He believes that for many people, such an experiment would be a form of entertainment. Moreover, he envisions the potential benefits for individuals who are paralyzed and cannot experience life, offering them a chance to have immersive experiences within lucid dreams.
Raduga's unorthodox experiment involved watching YouTube videos of neurosurgery for hours and practicing on five sheep without informing anyone of his plans. However, experts have condemned his actions, pointing out the immense risks involved. In the UK, it is illegal to implant a medical device into the brain without proper approval.
Consultant Neurosurgeon Alex Green of the University of Oxford warned about the potential long-term risk of epilepsy due to scarring in the cortex of the brain. He also emphasized that the idea of using a brain implant to alter dreams remains unproven, and achieving such a feat may be decades away in reality.
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