Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

Brain waves were used for a paralyzed man to communicate:

In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.

It will take years of additional research but the study, reported Wednesday, marks an important step toward one day restoring more natural communication for people who can’t talk because of injury or illness.

A computer analyzed the patterns when he attempted to say common words such as “water” or “good,” eventually becoming able to differentiate between 50 words that could generate more than 1,000 sentences.

Prompted with such questions as “How are you today?” or “Are you thirsty” the device eventually enabled the man to answer “I am very good” or “No I am not thirsty” -- not voicing the words but translating them into text, the team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

It takes about three to four seconds for the word to appear on the screen after the man tries to say it, said lead author David Moses, an engineer in Chang’s lab. That’s not nearly as fast as speaking but quicker than tapping out a response.

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This is a good thing and it can do a lot.

This can also be used in other areas. You can see this in gaming, virtual reality and more. Instead of doing Facetime with someone, you Mindtime them.

Like with anything, this can be open to abuse. If are thoughts become digitized and people can hack our thoughts and maybe even influence our thoughts because humans are open to suggestion. This can get real messy. Imagine not knowing if your thoughts are yours. That would be chaotic.

Good, and as you say, a bit scary .

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But you cant do that with an alliance hell bent on destroying everything you do until they're in control

None of these advancements in medical tech will see the light of day until we win that war

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