http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking-news/just-thinking-moves-toy-train-with-new-technology-from-hitachi/2007/06/22/1182019355121.html

Forget the TV remote: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.

The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals.

A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and motor during one recent demonstration at Hitachi's Advanced Research Laboratory in Hatoyama, just outside Tokyo.

"Take a deep breath and relax," said Kei Utsugi, a researcher.

At his prompting, I did simple calculations in my head, and the train sprang forward _ apparently indicating activity in the brain's frontal cortex, which handles problem solving.

What a remarkable achievement by the Japanese. No wonder they have an IQ of 106.  ;D

One of the organisations I am working with is also using a hat with a brain wave monitor in it.

freediver wrote on Jun 24^th, 2007 at 2:44pm:

One of the organisations I am working with is also using a hat with a brain wave monitor in it.

What does it control?

It's a monitoring device. It doesn't directly control anything.

freediver wrote on Jun 24^th, 2007 at 6:28pm:

It's a monitoring device. It doesn't directly control anything.

Monitoring device? Doesn't exactly clarify what it is.

Aren't you glad the 'copier machine' nation of Japan (Jap: Just Another Pumpkin) didn't kick on with one of these, eh FreeDiver?  ;D

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freediver wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2007 at 1:17pm:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking-news/just-thinking-moves-toy-train-with-new-technology-from-hitachi/2007/06/22/1182019355121.html Forget the TV remote: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity. The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals. A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and motor during one recent demonstration at Hitachi's Advanced Research Laboratory in Hatoyama, just outside Tokyo. "Take a deep breath and relax," said Kei Utsugi, a researcher. At his prompting, I did simple calculations in my head, and the train sprang forward _ apparently indicating activity in the brain's frontal cortex, which handles problem solving.

We live in an electric universe.



As some wit already opined,       "The more men learn [about ourselves, the world and the universe], the more we come to realise, how little we know."

be a life saver for anyone trapped in a dodgy body with a good mind...... ;)

Yadda wrote on Mar 6^th, 2019 at 10:58pm:

freediver wrote on Jun 23rd, 2007 at 1:17pm: http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking-news/just-thinking-moves-toy-train-with-new-technology-from-hitachi/2007/06/22/1182019355121.html Forget the TV remote: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity. The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals. A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and motor during one recent demonstration at Hitachi's Advanced Research Laboratory in Hatoyama, just outside Tokyo. "Take a deep breath and relax," said Kei Utsugi, a researcher. At his prompting, I did simple calculations in my head, and the train sprang forward _ apparently indicating activity in the brain's frontal cortex, which handles problem solving. We live in an electric universe. As some wit already opined,       "The more men learn [about ourselves, the world and the universe], the more we come to realise, how little we know."

ah... another twit that thinks the universe is electrical.

Can you imagine a machine trying to follow the hysterical activity of the Tweedle Twin's wacky "minds" ?