A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last week has figured out a new way to map the brain’s multitude of neural signals by creating a new polymer fiber that will allow precision mapping of the brain and more.

The website, dailymail.co.uk originally reported the story, elaborating that it could “deliver optical signals and drugs directly into the brain, along with simultaneous electrical readout to continuously monitor the effects of the various inputs.”

Using MIT-discovered materials, the research team’s new polymer fibers closely resemble real neural tissues, which is an incredible advancement. Current devices used are made of harmful materials that can damage nearby tissue.

This information takes a while to comprehend, but what you need to know is that the new nano-sized technology can essentially treat neurological disorders that would not be possible with single-function neural probes, such as Parkinson’s disease.

The fibers are designed so that while multiple drugs are being injected into the brain through its hollow tubes, the electrical signals can record what effect the drugs are having on the brain in real time. Cool, right?

Now, I know it’s not exactly like the Matrix with Keanu Reeves stopping bullets, but this fascinating technology essentially opens the door to that possibility. MIT has, in layman’s terms, created the first stepping stone to plugging a computer into the brain and has opened the possibility of entering the Matrix. The question is, will you take the blue pill or the red pill?

Check out Dailymail’s story here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2927410/The-real-life-Matrix-MIT-researchers-reveal-interface-allow-computer-plug-brain.html