China targets brain computer interface race with new standard — groundwork could lead to breakthroughs as soon as 2027

China appears to be moving fast to establish itself as a brain computer interface (BCI) leader. The nation’s latest advance is the release of a medical device industry standard, the ‘Medical Device Terminology Using Brain-Computer Interface Technology,’ reports IT Home (machine translation).

While many BCI headlines revolve around the Elon Musk-backed Neuralink system, increasingly, we are seeing breakthrough advances from China. Earlier this year, we reported on a tetraplegic patient skillfully…