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The Internet Meets the Neural Net
orangesquid writes "OpenEEG is a system for getting data from your brain to your computer. Recently, work was resumed on scEEG, a soundcard-based system which may one day make home EEG systems very cheap (they currently cost a few hundred US$ to put together; there are, though, some potential cheaper alternatives). But, what research is being done into getting data from your computer to your brain? There have been some systems that inject optical signals into your eyes, but, what about direct neural interfacing? It seems EMF and light are one option; playing with neurotransmitters may be another. What do /.'ers foresee coming in this field? What research have you seen being done? Particularly, is any of this to the point where homemade, low-cost systems are feasible? Where can I find out how to inject signals into my head? Combining this with openEEG might lead to some exciting new levels of Internet addiction." -
Crazy Taxi Helps Brain Cell Research
Thanks to Betterhumans.com for their story regarding research using videogames to explore brain cells and navigation. According to the piece: "Understanding of how brain cells interact to help people navigate has been furthered by an experiment using epileptic patients who drove a virtual taxi while attached to an EEG monitor." While watching players of the game, which was presumably Crazy Taxi: "The researchers identified three distinct brain cells that helped the players navigate: Place cells [determining location], view cells [what was being seen in the environmen], and goal cells [involved in finding a location, person or thing]." -
Energy from Grapes
shpoffo writes "This article at BetterHumans.com talks about harvesting energy from grapes - enough to power small microchips that could be implanted in/attached to plants for monitoring/etc. Seems like it's just a piece of the larger picture emerging..."