22-05-2014, 03:30 PM
MENTAL TELEPATHIST MACHINE
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INTRODUCTION
A device that can see the "mind's eye" to work out what someone is looking at, thinking of, or even dreaming about, is now a possibility.
This approach to decoding brain signals marks a breakthrough in understanding how the brain encodes information by emulating it in a computer, and could, in future, be used to track mental processes such as attention, the way that we can focus our zone of interest, and perhaps even provide access to the visual content of dreams and mental imagery.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
Researchers have been able to translate brain signals into speech using sensors attached to the surface of the brain for the first time.
The researchers said the method needs improvement, but could lead in a few years to clinical trials on paralysed people who cannot speak due to so-called "locked-in" syndrome.
ADVANCEMENT
The scientists then took the experiment one step further by playing all ten brain patterns simultaneously. In this case they were able to pick out the correct word between 28-48 percent of the time - An extremely encouraging result and a huge improvement over the current way of communicating that entails either the blinking of eyes or movement of hands.
CONCLUSION
Scientists at the University of Utah have moved one step closer to using electrodes to read someone's mind.No need to think nefariously. It's all for a good purpose - helping people who are paralyzed speak and operate machines.In the experiment, doctors implanted tiny electrodes on the brain of an epileptic with severe seizures.
It sits on top of the brain, but doesn't penetrate. That makes it safer to place electrodes on sensitive areas. Doctors are already using them to help severe epileptics.
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INTRODUCTION
A device that can see the "mind's eye" to work out what someone is looking at, thinking of, or even dreaming about, is now a possibility.
This approach to decoding brain signals marks a breakthrough in understanding how the brain encodes information by emulating it in a computer, and could, in future, be used to track mental processes such as attention, the way that we can focus our zone of interest, and perhaps even provide access to the visual content of dreams and mental imagery.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT
Researchers have been able to translate brain signals into speech using sensors attached to the surface of the brain for the first time.
The researchers said the method needs improvement, but could lead in a few years to clinical trials on paralysed people who cannot speak due to so-called "locked-in" syndrome.
ADVANCEMENT
The scientists then took the experiment one step further by playing all ten brain patterns simultaneously. In this case they were able to pick out the correct word between 28-48 percent of the time - An extremely encouraging result and a huge improvement over the current way of communicating that entails either the blinking of eyes or movement of hands.
CONCLUSION
Scientists at the University of Utah have moved one step closer to using electrodes to read someone's mind.No need to think nefariously. It's all for a good purpose - helping people who are paralyzed speak and operate machines.In the experiment, doctors implanted tiny electrodes on the brain of an epileptic with severe seizures.
It sits on top of the brain, but doesn't penetrate. That makes it safer to place electrodes on sensitive areas. Doctors are already using them to help severe epileptics.