Tech | July 29, 2011 | 1 comment

'Brain cap' technology turns thought into motion; Mind-machine interface could lead to new life-changing technologies for millions of people

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"Brain cap" technology being developed at the University of Maryland allows users to turn their thoughts into motion. Associate Professor of Kinesiology José 'Pepe' L. Contreras-Vidal and his team have created a non-invasive, sensor-lined cap with neural interface software that soon could be used to control computers, robotic prosthetic limbs, motorized wheelchairs and even digital avatars.

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    • Already in the sixties I was fantasizing about a way of connecting the brain via electrodes to a computer which could play and write the musical score of the music I continually hear and conjure up in my mind, and connect to a computerized machine which would paint and sculpt the images I keep seeing and conjuring up in my mind.

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