Moonshot Project

About Moonshot Project:

• It is to develop brain co-processors that combine neuromorphic hardware and AI algorithms to enhance or restore brain function.
  • Brain co-processors are an emerging technology aimed at enhancing the human brain’s natural abilities in ways relevant to real-life situations. 
• The project aims to build an AI-powered, closed-loop device that connects to different parts of the brain in order to help restore smooth, coordinated movement.
• It is a multidisciplinary endeavour that evolved from a pilot project seeded by IISc’s Brain, Computation and Data Science initiative. 
• It is funded by the Pratiksha Trust.
• Objective: To develop both implantable and non-invasive brain co-processors that can decode brain activity from neural recordings, process it with an AI algorithm, and re-encode signals back into the brain via neural stimulation or neurofeedback.
• It will lay the foundation for a first-of-its-kind brain co-processor that restores complex sensorimotor function after stroke.
• Significance: The co-processors will be deployed towards cognitive rehabilitation of stroke survivors, to restore critical functions such as goal-directed reach and grasp abilities.