For the ‘Severance’ show creators to portray a realistic brain chip implantation that separates work life from the rest of everyday life, they contacted the chief of skull-based surgery at Einstein Montefiore Medical center, who subsequently helped steer the medical authenticity. In this podcast, Dr Vijay Agarwal points out that almost every major academic center around the world is implanting brain-stimulating electrodes to treat people who are paralyzed or have debilitating mental illness. He explains that the science of the show is based on implanting the chip where the brain not only processes memories, but also associates those memories with emotion. So how far off is ‘Severance’ from a potential future reality? According to Dr. Agarwal, not far off…
