NEWS SNIPPETS: MIND READING AND MIND CONTROL
'Mind-Reading' Tech May Give Speechless a New VoiceSomeday, people whose ability to speak has been damaged by illness or injury may be able to vocalize anyway with the help of technology. Researchers at UC Berkeley have made strides toward translating the words a person thinks into real speech. The researchers used 15 patients undergoing neurosurgery as subjects.
Theatre of (losing) controlA man's life swerves out of control when a car hits and kills his daughter on her way to her piano lesson. The man behind the wheel is a stage hypnotist, whose ability to guide people's mind out of the realm of reality falls to pieces after the accident. Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree, which tells the story of these two men and their encounter three months after the tragedy, leads us out of the ...
Soon, 'mind-reading' helmets to monitor pilot's brainLondon, Feb 1 (ANI): Advances in electroencephalographic (EEG) brain-wave detection technology could soon help monitor a pilot's state of mind while at the controls, researchers say.
Are you awake in there? Pilots could soon be monitored with remote 'mind-reading' helmets to ensure they are in controlA new miniaturised brain scanner from the University of California San Diego could be used to monitor pilots to ensure they haven't fallen asleep at the controls - and to see if they're panicking.
Pilots could soon be monitored with remote 'mind-reading' helmetsA new miniaturised brain scanner from the University of California San Diego could be used to monitor pilots to ensure they haven't fallen asleep at the controls - and to see if they're panicking.
Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle, anyone?A motorized, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.
Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle or eye-controlled arcade game, anyone?By Peter Svensson, The Associated Press LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A motorized, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among ...
Neuroscientists create computer program that can decode your thoughtsNeuroscientists from the University of California, Berkeley have successfully decoded brain activity into audible sounds. This is effectively mind reading.
A world of bizarre gadgets at Consumer Electronics ShowA motorized, seatless unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.
Weird Gadgets At CES: Mind Control TVs, Anyone?Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer Manufacturers from all over the globe descended on Las Vegas last week to show off gadgets the Brain Wave and motorized unicycles. Topics: Financial Offbeat Design and Development Electrical and Electronics
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