Computer-Aided ESP Transmits Binary Numbers, Slowly

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 10, 2009 @08:50AM from the can't-be-sensory-and-extra-sensory dept.

High-C writes "Dr. Christopher James of the University of Southampton has demonstrated what is being termed 'Brain to Brain' communication. In binary, no less. In essence, one person imagined a binary number, which was picked up by an EEG and transmitted via the net to another PC. The received signal was displayed on LEDs flashing at two different frequencies. The receiver's EEG correctly deciphered the string, resulting in a 1:1 transmission of binary data via thought. The throughput isn't great so far, at .14 bits per second, but it's an incredibly geeky proof-of-concept all the same."

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Re:Not ESP by selven · 2009-10-10 08:58 · Score: 3, Informative

I think you meant Extrasensory Perception.
This is the same technology... by Anonymous Coward · 2009-10-10 09:17 · Score: 2, Informative

Capt Christopher Pike used to communicate.
Re:bah, that's nothing by 91degrees · 2009-10-10 11:03 · Score: 2, Informative

Really? When I talk to my wife, a completely different message is received by her half the time.