Story highlights The goal of the proposed implant is to "open the channel between the human brain and modern electronics"

Some experts see such an implant as having the potential for military applications

Washington (CNN) The U.S. military is spending millions on an advanced implant that would allow a human brain to communicate directly with computers.

If it succeeds, cyborgs will be a reality.

The Pentagon's research arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), hopes the implant will allow humans to directly interface with computers, which could benefit people with aural and visual disabilities, such as veterans injured in combat.

The goal of the proposed implant is to "open the channel between the human brain and modern electronics" according to DARPA's program manager, Phillip Alvelda.

In January, DARPA announced it plans to spend up to $62 million on the project, which is part of its Neural Engineering System Design program.

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