Neural implant

A neural implant is a hybrid (electronic/mechanical/biological) implant that provides its bearer with enhanced mental abilities, including interfacing with specially-designed hardware via RF telepathy or ear optical link.

Characteristics
The Neural Implant usually includes an ultra-light alloy encasing that partially replaces a subject's skull. The encasing might increase the skull height by two or three centimeters to allow for the installation of external add-ons.

At the core of the implant resides a biocompatible brainlet preprogrammed with neural connections. The brainlet includes a patented nanotechnology scaffolding system that grows tendrils to reach subject brain's neural backbones. It serves as an additional cortex of the brain.

The brainlet is attached to a brain-machine interface that connects the brainlet with the implant's firmware.

The firmware includes standard electronic memory packs, interfaces and preprogrammed computer chips, containing basic Software A.I.s.

Add-Ons
Implant add-ons (also called simply "implants", or "plugins") can include:
 * Ten-sense (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste, heat, cold, balance, pleasure and pain) stimulation and communication for use with Virtual or Augmented Reality Interfaces. Basic sight and hearing transceivers are provided by default.
 * Telepathic communicator using standard Encrypted Chat Protocol. The communicator can operate via RF or using the DataNet.
 * Remote Control Software for standard electronic appliances and computer input. (Includes nanotechnology-scaffolded ear antennae)
 * Binary Protocols interface for direct communication with computer equipment
 * Concepts, like Improved combat sports and preprogrammed physical or mental skills
 * Photographic memory add-ons
 * False Memory implants
 * Virtual Senseis
 * etc.