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Brain Wave Monitoring Through the Extremities

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Bob

The recent Time Magazine article Thought Control (subscription required) describes what is essentially another brain-computer interface.  What’s novel about this device is that the EEG signal is monitored from dry electrodes on the arm or leg. The BodyWave® Brain Wave Monitoring (pdf) … Continue reading →

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Turning the Mind Into a Joystick

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Bob

More “mind reading” hyperbole in today’s New York Times Magazine: The Cyborg in Us All. I’ve talked about EEG-related technology many times in the past. Here are some quotes from the article: This creates a pulse in his brain that travels … Continue reading →

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Brain Monitoring News

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Bob

There have been some interesting EEG related stories lately: Neuroprosthetics: the mind is the pilot Scientists Closer to Reading Words From Your Brain Researchers Working on Continuous Remote Monitoring of Epileptic Patients I’ve followed BCI: Brain Computer Interface and EEG … Continue reading →

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Personal EEG-based Communications Device

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Bob

The IntendiX (by g.tec) is a BCI device that uses visual evoked potentials to “type” messages on a keyboard. The system is based on visually evoked EEG potentials (VEP/P300) and enables the user to sequentially select characters from a keyboard-like … Continue reading →

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The BCI X Prize

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Bob

As announced at a recent MIT workshop: The BCI X PRIZE: This Time It’s Inner Space: The Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) X PRIZE will reward nothing less than a team that provides vision to the blind, new bodies to disabled people, … Continue reading →

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Moving Mountains With the Brain

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Bob

In today’s New York Times business section there’s a piece called: Moving Mountains With the Brain, Not a Joystick. I’ve previously discussed both of the mentioned EEG-based headsets here.The article highlights some of the problems that this type of technology … Continue reading →

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Are you asleep at the wheel?

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Bob

I guess I’m a sucker for EEG related technology (see all my HCI posts). So when I run across an article like A baseball cap that reads your mind I can’t help but comment on it. Unlike other “mind reading” … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Short-term Memory

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Bob

The New York Times had a couple of articles over the last few days that deal with short-term memory loss. David Brooks’ 11-Apr-08 commentary called The Great Forgetting summarizes the Bad Memory Century best with: In the era of an … Continue reading →

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iPoint Presenter

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Bob

The human-computer interface (HCI) will continue to be a major challenge for the future. The iPoint Presenter is an approach that makes a lot of sense. It’s been depicted as the future of computer interaction in movies like Minority Report … Continue reading →

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Brain Control Headset

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Bob

Via Slashdot, Emotiv has a new Brain control headset for gamers scheduled to come out later this year: Sensors respond to the electrical impulses behind different thoughts; enabling a user’s brain to influence gameplay directly Conscious thoughts, facial expressions, and … Continue reading →

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