Sony Patents Brain Device

The patent is really just a theory, using pulses of ultrasound to transmit data into the brain.

Could it also be used to transmit memories and behaviors like the plug-in personality modules "moddys" in George Alec Effinger's book "When Gravity Fails"?

"My name is Bond," said the guy. 'James Bond.' As if there could be any doubt."

"He's wearing a James Bond module. Thinks he's James Bond. He'll be pulling that trick all night, until someone raps him down and pops the moddy out of his head."

From When Gravity Fails, by George Alec Effinger.

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