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Non-Invasive Computer Control Through Brainwaves
mikael writes "An article on the BBC website is reporting that U.S. scientists have managed to develop a 'thinking cap' which allows a computer to receive commands from the electrical activity of a person's brain alone. Comprised of 64 electrodes, this cap allowed two users to control a cursor through pure thought alone, rather than through eye movements or other physical gestures." Unlike some previous efforts, this one doesn't require anything to be implanted in your brain.
The end of left handed surfing!
Saw the headline and thought "Non-Invasive Brain Control Through Computers". I need a new tinfoil hat.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
I for one will be waiting for the 128-electrode technology to come out so I can think faster.
TT
So what exactly goes through the person's mind when they are moving the cursor. Do they just think "Left" and "Right" etc. Or do they simply have to look in the direction they want the cursor to go? It'd be interesting to try it out. It would bring me one step closer to utilizing the power of the force.
Because invasive would be that long spike jammed into the back of your cranium in the Matrix.
-Teiresias
.. now get cracking on the bi-directional interface. I need my legion of computer-controlled human drones to do my evil bidding!
Robots and sharks with lasers on their heads can't do everything, you know.
because I, like the rest of you, have other uses for our hands while surfing the net.
On a real note (though the above is true), imagine playing CS or any FPS game with mind control. Now it will even mean that shooter games will be won by the smartest - not the most physically capable (hand to eye coordination).
I mod down so you can mod up. Your welcome.
Does it move left when you think of Kerry, and right when you think of Bush?
Have you read my blog lately?
Yes, now if we can just get more cowbell ...
TT