Patent ID: 7783360

Claim:
A device for sensing changes in neural state and communicating neural signals to brain, said device comprising: a plurality of neural bridge devices adapted for connecting to severed axons and communicating action potentials with the brain; a plurality of neural bridge switches, wherein each neural bridge switch is in communication with at least one of said neural bridge devices; at least one neural bridge gateway in communication with the neural bridge switches; communication means for providing communication between said at least one neural bridge gateway and each neural bridge switch; at least one sensory interface integrated circuit in communication with the neural bridge switches, wherein the sensory interface integrated circuit translates sensory signals to standardized signals for input to the neural bridge switches; at least one transducer in communication with at least one said sensory interface integrated circuit, the transducer adapted for collecting the sensory signals; and at least one attachment means in communication with at least one said transducer for attaching the transducer to a network receiving the sensory signals, wherein the neural bridges switches are connected in a flexible hierarchy, and wherein the flexible hierarchy of the neural bridge switches is adapted to deliver the standardized digital signal to the neural bridge devices.