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Scientists Discover What You Are Thinking

Posted by Zonk on from the totally-not-thinking-about-sheep dept.

neurospace writes "Caltech scientists have successfully decoded movement plans from the brains of awake humans. This work has direct application to the development of a neural prosthesis, a brain-machine interface that will give paralyzed people the ability to move and communicate simply using their thoughts. The lead scientist on this project will be interviewed on Sunday, March 20, on the SETI Institute's weekly radio show, 'Are We Alone?'"

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  1. There goes my conservative agenda... by sarbane · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Conservatives could use this technology to thwart a married liberal politician as Clinton from wasting good cuban cigars on trashy interns... better yet, we could try to keep the democrats from slaying their own party (as is happening now) by keeping them safe in their homes before they plan on wasting steps to come out into the REAL WORLD - Yes, this technology definately has potential!