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Typically the installation of a Neurolink Translator Unit (NTU) takes place at a point approximately one month after birth of a subject. The surgical procedure takes less than a minute and permanently installs the device directly onto the surface of the subjects brain. The device is a highly sophisticated piece of nano-technology measuring approximately nine millimeters across.

Once installed the surgical site is healed over to prevent bacteriological contamination and the NTU is ready to translate. Unlike older translation units that required an extensive database of words and their meanings, relative to the cultural norms of the language's primary speakers, the NTU has no database at all. Upon hearing the spoken word from another subject, the audible component is sent both to the receiving subjects brain, and to the NTU that then uses the receiving subjects own synapses as the translation matrix. This works because every intelligent being in the galaxy who has a learned language has synapses developed during childhood which form the basis of that language, and irrespective of language (with some notable exceptions) this formation of synapses is common across most species. The NTU simply manipulates those neurons, seeking out commonalities and makes associations so that when a word is spoken, a similarity to found and registered and then applied to build up a database within the users mind. Think of it this way, if I was to say banana you would make a visual connection in your mind, with the word (assuming you spoke English) of the aforementioned fruit. The same is true of words, and with sufficient exposure to context, the subject can eventually build up a database of associations until such time that they understand what is being said to them and the context in which it is being used.

After the initial installation of the device, the NIM begins to learn the neurological patterns of its host subject. Typically, this takes around three months to complete, which is why it is done when the subject is a child and still developing neurologically, and as the subject ages and their neurological facilities develop, the NIM adapts its information so that by the time subject is given access to a UniTUBE or another similar neurolink device, the host and the device are one integrated unit. Learning and comprehending a totally alien language typically takes about five minutes, with suitable dialogue provided by the party you wish to understand. Once a language has been identified and filed, the user has instantaneous access to that language as it is now wet-wired into the users brain. Typically the user will have the same device wetwired into their brain for the entirety of their lifespan, but should injury cause the loss or destruction of the NIM a replacement unit is programmed with the neurological data and then surgically installed. Under such circumstances the NIM does not require orientation and once the subject is suitably recovered, can use neurolink hardware as before.

Concept, Design and illustration by J.D. Bluestone (C) Copyright Bluestone 2015-2023. The author is announcing intellectual property rights over the illustrated and written media.

Description
Typically the installation of a Neurolink Translator Unit (NTU) takes place at a point approximately one month after birth of a subject. The surgical procedure takes less than a minute and permanently installs the device directly onto the surface of the subjects brain. The device is a highly sophisticated piece of nano-technology measuring approximately nine millimeters across.

Once installed the surgical site is healed over to prevent bacteriological contamination and the NTU is ready to translate. Unlike older translation units that required an extensive database of words and their meanings, relative to the cultural norms of the language's primary speakers, the NTU has no database at all. Upon hearing the spoken word from another subject, the audible component is sent both to the receiving subjects brain, and to the NTU that then uses the receiving subjects own synapses as the translation matrix. This works because every intelligent being in the galaxy who has a learned language has synapses developed during childhood which form the basis of that language, and irrespective of language (with some notable exceptions) this formation of synapses is common across most species. The NTU simply manipulates those neurons, seeking out commonalities and makes associations so that when a word is spoken, a similarity to found and registered and then applied to build up a database within the users mind. Think of it this way, if I was to say banana you would make a visual connection in your mind, with the word (assuming you spoke English) of the aforementioned fruit. The same is true of words, and with sufficient exposure to context, the subject can eventually build up a database of associations until such time that they understand what is being said to them and the context in which it is being used.

After the initial installation of the device, the NIM begins to learn the neurological patterns of its host subject. Typically, this takes around three months to complete, which is why it is done when the subject is a child and still developing neurologically, and as the subject ages and their neurological facilities develop, the NIM adapts its information so that by the time subject is given access to a UniTUBE or another similar neurolink device, the host and the device are one integrated unit. Learning and comprehending a totally alien language typically takes about five minutes, with suitable dialogue provided by the party you wish to understand. Once a language has been identified and filed, the user has instantaneous access to that language as it is now wet-wired into the users brain. Typically the user will have the same device wetwired into their brain for the entirety of their lifespan, but should injury cause the loss or destruction of the NIM a replacement unit is programmed with the neurological data and then surgically installed. Under such circumstances the NIM does not require orientation and once the subject is suitably recovered, can use neurolink hardware as before.

Concept, Design and illustration by J.D. Bluestone (C) Copyright Bluestone 2015-2023. The author is announcing intellectual property rights over the illustrated and written media.