SubscribeBack in July, I posted about using nothing other than pure thought to control and interact with the material world via brain-computer interfaces.
Now a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at Washington University School of Medicine have enabled a 14 year old to play the Atari 2600 game Space Invaders using nothing more than his thoughts.
The brain-computer interface used in this case is a grid of electrodes placed directly over the brain’s surface.
Apparently, the boy was able to control and play the game almost instantaneously.
(fast forward to the 2nd half of the video below , and you will see a boy playing without any hand movements)
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That is definitely on of the coolest things I have ever seen. Although, it does add a whole new dimension to being a video game couch potato! He does not even have to move the controllers.
But on another note, this could have wonderful implications for those who have limited or no functionality in their limbs. Maybe even one day, this could be used to control prosthetic devices.
Hi Terry. Thanks for stopping by. You’re right-these devices that record brain signals are advancing quickly, and I’d say within a couple years they’ll enable paralyzed patients to do things they were never able to do.