The Neurologist Who Hacked His Brain—And Almost Lost His Mind | WIRED

Neurologist Phil Kennedy set out to build the ultimate brain-computer interface. In the process he almost lost his mind.

Save this story Save this story The brain surgery lasted 11 and a half hours, beginning on the afternoon of June 21, 2014, and stretching into the Caribbean predawn of the next day. In the afternoon, after the anesthesia had worn off, the neurosurgeon came in, removed his wire-frame glasses, and held them up for his bandaged patient to examine. “What are these called?” he asked. Phil Kennedy stared at the glasses for a moment. Then his gaze drifted up to the ceiling and over to the television. “Uh … uh … ai … aiee,” he stammered after a while, “… aiee … aiee … aiee.” “It’s OK, take your time,”

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