Brain-computer interfaces are for some, medical technology bordering on the miraculous. Elon Musk’s neuralink is, for example, promising to cure some cases of blindness and paralysis. It has even been suggested that brain-computer interfaces could help humans become "superhuman": theycould dramatically boost human cognition and even help people become telepathic. On the other hand, science fiction is full of dire warnings about the merging of brain and machine.

So where are we currently with brain-computer interfaces? What are the promises?

What are the risks? And how could brain-computer interfaces affect our sense of self?

Could they enhance it dramatically?

Or could they be a terrifying path to techno-dehumanisation.

With Dr Robyn Waller of Sussex University

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