Researchers at the University of Washington asked if he would participate in a study on a brain implant that could, maybe, treat the condition. “It occurred to me I’m getting something implanted very close to my brain,” he said. Even his family has noticed the change, Eric told me in his first interview since having the chip implanted. Inner Cosmos has found a way to address mental health without going into the brain at all. Eric’s story is another example of how the brain tech’s first steps into mainstream medicine are for now bringing hope, not dystopia.
