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Comment by Raphaëlle N. Roy on April 13, 2012 at 3:29am

Hello! I am currently working on passive BCIs as a PhD student in France and I am glad to join the NeuroNetwork and your group on BCI!

Comment by Alexandra Elbakyan on November 12, 2011 at 12:30am

joshbyard:

Brain-Computer Interface Allows Users to Navigate Virtual Space

Just like the BCI-controlled bicycles and cars that we covered back in August, the Minnesota team used an EEG cap – a net of 64 electrodes on the scalp that measure brain waves — and some complex software to work out, in real time, what maneuver the helicopter pilot is trying to perform. To do this, each test subject had to train the system to his individual brain waves by repeatedly moving a cursor on a screen, by thinking about moving his arms, legs, and tongue. The software was also slightly customized for each subject, to increase accuracy.

Then, when everything is calibrated and ready to go, the test subjects can fly the virtual helicopter in a continuous, real-time manner. By imagining moving both hands, the helicopter goes forward; imagine both hands staying still, and the helicopter stops. To rotate, the subject moves a left or right hand. Gaining altitude is achieved by thinking about moving your tongue — and you use your feet to descend. As you can see in the video below, this approach is surprisingly fast and mind-blowingly accurate.

(via Brain-computer interfaces creep closer to bionic, mecha dream | Ext...)

 

Comment by Alexandra Elbakyan on May 6, 2011 at 11:21am

Brainwave-controlled cat ears

Comment by Alexandra Elbakyan on April 23, 2011 at 5:55pm

perhaps, the widespread use of such guns, after a few years of intense natural selection, will evolve people to be more empathetic and careful with each other! #transhumanism

Comment by Alexandra Elbakyan on April 23, 2011 at 5:39pm

Somebody has built a mind-controlled gun, detailed instructions are included. Hmm.. he used NeuroSky headset, I highly doubt this thing can actually capture any brainwaves or anything else apart from forehead muscle activity, but the concept is still interesting. Should the gun fire automatically when I'm angry?

Comment by Alexandra Elbakyan on April 18, 2011 at 5:46am

Puzzlebox Brainstorms - an open source software which allows for BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) control of robotic vehicles, radio controlled helicopters, and electric wheelchairs through commercially available consumer EEG headsets such as the NeuroSky MindWave, NeuroSky MindSet and Emotiv EPOC.

Comment by Pratik Yashvant Chhatbar on April 15, 2011 at 3:11pm

awesome - thanks for sharing the article and video, Alexandra!

Comment by Abdulrahman J Sabbagh on April 15, 2011 at 4:46am

Dear Alexandra

Wow!  Great articel, actually inspiring

Thanks for sharing

Comment by Alexandra Elbakyan on April 14, 2011 at 11:33pm

A cell-phone-based brain–computer interface for communication in daily life

researchers from the University of California in San Diego have developed a Bluetooth device that allows the wearer to dial a phone by concentrating on the numbers they would normally just input manually. Their experimental device was the subject of a recent study, published in the Journal of Neural Engineering [source]

Comment by Brendan Allison on April 14, 2011 at 1:28pm

Hello,

 

@Alexandra: Yes, I will speak there. I was also a speaker at their 2008 conference, which was very well organized. I definitely recommend their conference next month!

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