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UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains
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."
Using a computer interface is not direct. What the hell, the internet doesn't care for facts, so make up something that will gain eyeballs and make profit.
Ignoring your stupid insult which ironically made you look foolish.
Would you mind pointing out what I got wrong? Do you not have anything?
I've decided to stop wasting my time responding to AC trolls/sockpuppets... so if you want a response from me... login.
You are neglecting the fact that it is patentable because they added the magic words "on the internet".