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Non-Invasive Computer Control Through Brainwaves

Posted by timothy on from the brain-please-activate-fingers dept.

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.

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  1. Woo hoo! by DrStrangeLug · · Score: 5, Funny

    The end of left handed surfing!

    1. Re:Woo hoo! by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why does my computer keep going to gay porn sites now that I hooked up this brain control device? I'm not gay.

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  2. First thought... by RobertB-DC · · Score: 5, Funny

    Saw the headline and thought "Non-Invasive Brain Control Through Computers". I need a new tinfoil hat.

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  3. Electrodes by Treacle+Treatment · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one will be waiting for the 128-electrode technology to come out so I can think faster.

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  4. What does the person think? by superstick58 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. Re:Directional Bias? by iggymanz · · Score: 5, Funny

    the real question is, if put on Bush, would it move at all?