UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains 154
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."
Let's just cover the basics here real quick... (Score:3, Funny)
...bring on the Kaiju, ultimate dutch rudder, we need a young priest and an old priest... ...did I miss any obvious ones?
Brings a whole new meaning... (Score:5, Funny)
to the "Stop Hitting Yourself" game.
I saw that movie! (Score:3, Funny)
there was a rat under a chef's hat, right?
Imagine the future (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Let's just cover the basics here real quick... (Score:3, Funny)
If you use the left hand it feels like a stranger is doing it.
Re:Let's just cover the basics here real quick... (Score:5, Funny)
Mein Furher! I can walk!
Re:It's only creepy if you speculate. (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sure I missed a few, any suggestions?
My wife could use this to make me wash the dishes.
Re:Misleading... (Score:5, Funny)
All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.