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Study Shows Direct Brain Interface Between Humans

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-want-to-know-what-you're-thinking dept.

vinces99 writes University of Washington researchers have successfully replicated a direct brain-to-brain connection between pairs of people as part of a scientific study following the team's initial demonstration a year ago. In the newly published study, which involved six people, researchers were able to transmit the signals from one person's brain over the Internet and use these signals to control the hand motions of another person within a split second of sending that signal.

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  1. Re:Don't we already do that? by koan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think "orgasm"

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    "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
  2. Re:OK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since Google is having trouble legalizing self-driving cars, now they can use this technology to self-drive humans who in turn drive the cars!

  3. Re:Don't we already do that? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thank you!

    I'm going to come back and read your comment again in a little while. I just need about 10 minutes.

  4. Re:Don't we already do that? by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Think "orgasm"

    Sure, but, like in the movie Firefox you must think in Russian ...

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
  5. telepathic typing is the future by doctor+woot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd really tits be hopeful tits for a future in which tits your thoughts result directly tits in all kinds of work without further input tits. Imagine GIGANTIC ASSES being able to stop a malfunctioning machine part tits from causing damage without needing to scramble tits for the controls or quickly punch in code, safely and assurately. Communicating when tits you'll arrive somewhere shit did anybody see me do that can happen while driving without the need to tits take your eyes off the road to interface with your phone, making orders ass online could be a snap, the opportunities are limitless.

  6. Re:Person-to-person telepathy is all well and good by DigitAl56K · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also, I can think at least 10 times faster than I can type... so I could get more stuff done in the same amount of time.

    Brain-computer demo (internal voice):
    "Visit Slashdot"
    "Fucking beta..."
    "No no no, go back!"
    "Damn, Amazon ads are creepy, I was just searching for a new stereo system!"
    "no no no, I don't want to search for a stereo system, go back!"
    "reads post explaining vulnerability that tricks brain-computer interface into issuing commands using your internal reading voice select all files permanently delete confirm"
    "wait! fuck! nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!"