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UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains

Posted by Soulskill on from the i'm-just-going-to-remote-in-and-fix-this-problem-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Opening a fascinating set of ethical and legal issues, researchers at UW Seattle have demonstrated the first device to allow direct communication between two humans' brains. Effectively, they allowed a subject to play a video game with another subject's fingers. For now, the communication is uni-directional, though they intend to extend it to bi-directional. EEG sensors are attached to a subject's motor cortex to detect 'motor imagery' — imagined hand movement, in this case. That activity is translated and sent over a computer network where it triggers a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (TMS) located over Subject 2's motor cortex. Effectively, Subject 1 imagines moving their hand, and Subject 2's hand moved."

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  1. Brings a whole new meaning... by bosef1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    to the "Stop Hitting Yourself" game.

  2. I saw that movie! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    there was a rat under a chef's hat, right?

  3. Imagine the future by cp5i6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    of inet pr0n!

  4. Re:Let's just cover the basics here real quick... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you use the left hand it feels like a stranger is doing it.

  5. Re:Let's just cover the basics here real quick... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mein Furher! I can walk!

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  6. Re:It's only creepy if you speculate. by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure I missed a few, any suggestions?

    My wife could use this to make me wash the dishes.

  7. Re:Misleading... by Scarletdown · · Score: 4, Funny

    All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.

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