Device Reads Messages From Surface of the Brain 156
Al writes "Technology Review has a story about a start-up company that has developed a more-accurate and less-invasive way to read a patient's thoughts. Neurolutions, based in St Louis, has developed a small implanted device that translates signals recorded from the surface of the brain into computer commands. The device, which is less invasive than implants and more accurate than scalp electrodes, uses a grid of electrodes placed directly on the surface of the brain to monitor electrical activity. This technology is currently used to find the origin of seizures in patients with uncontrolled epilepsy before surgery. But the company says it could also help paralyzed patients control a computer and perhaps prosthetic limbs using their thoughts. Tests involving more than 20 patients have shown that people can quickly learn to move a cursor on a computer screen using their brain activity."
Cool (Score:3, Funny)
More stories like this please.
Input device (Score:5, Funny)
When this becomes a standard human input device...I don't want it. How will you explain when your browser suddenly navigates to your favourite porn site.
Re:Killer App (Score:3, Funny)
"Focus-follows-brain" will hopefully be followed by "do what I meant, not what I said" ;)
Re:Killer App (Score:5, Funny)
I hope you don't twitch under extreme pain. Could end up in some kind of endlessly recursive feedback loop. Which would hurt. Muchly.
Re:ohh (Score:5, Funny)
I liked the other thing you were going to say much better.
Groundbreaking news! (Score:5, Funny)
Neurolutions, based in St Louis has developed a small implanted device that translates signals recorded from the surface of the brain into computer commands. The device, which is less invasive than implants and more accurate that scalp electrodes, uses a grid of electrodes placed directly on the surface of the brain to monitor electrical activity
Awesome! They developed an implant which is less invasive than implants!
Next up, a duck that quacks louder than a duck!
Re:Cool (Score:2, Funny)
Don't worry, this is Slashdot. It'll be reposted once this month, again 5 months from now, and again 3 years from now :)
Re:Nothing new, but is it efficient? (Score:3, Funny)
Don't worry about Lamarr, she's been debeaked and is completely harmless!
Re:Get the message (Score:2, Funny)