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Brain Controlled Virtual World for the Disabled

Posted by Zonk on from the you-know-you're-thinking-metaverse dept.

Galactic_grub writes "New Scientist Tech has a story about a virtual world that paralyzed patients can explore using their thoughts. The set-up connects a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) to virtual reality so that a person can 'walk' through it, simply by thinking of moving their legs or their left or right hand. Electrodes are attached to their scalp and electroencephalogram (EEG) readings are used to navigate, or control an avatar. The story includes a video of the experiment."

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  1. Re:That's great, when is it available in stores? by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's disable people out there living terribly poor quality lives.. they could be playing WoW.

    Cool, then they can die of starvation without even noticing! Dr. Kevorkian, is that you?

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  2. oh shit by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, this seems all kewl and shit now, but just wait until they get put into these pepperpot things with plungers on the end, we'll be in for it then! "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"

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