US military reveals $65m funding for 'Matrix' projects to plug human brains directly into a computer

System could be used to give soldiers 'supersenses' and boost brainpower

Will also allow radical new treatments for patients with sensory disorders 

Four teams will focus on vision and two on aspects of hearing and speech

The US military has revealed $65 of funding for a programme to develop a 'brain chip' allowing humans to simply plug into a computer.

They say the system could give soldiers supersenses and even help treat people with blindness, paralysis and speech disorders

The goal is 'developing an implantable system able to provide precision communication between the brain and the digital world,' DARPA officials said.

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