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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. Big Deal by Jesus+2.0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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