If you thought mind reading was only for psychics and fortune tellers, think again. Intel Corporation has recently showcased software that can analyze brain scans, via MRIs, to determine what people are thinking about.
In a recent test the software was 90% accurate in its prediction of which two words a person was thinking about. According to Intel Labs researcher Dean Pomerleau, this technology will put humans one step closer towards controlling technology with our minds.
In a 1992 Newsweek article, we were informed that once the human brain was under a scanner that neuroscientists would be able to watch our thought patterns move along our neural networks. Less than 10 years later, we're wearing electrode covered caps writing letters and playing pinball via our minds, without using our hands.
If Intel's technology is any indication, we're moving closer to a future where, according to Clemens Holzner of g.tec, "people will be able to control wheelchairs, open doors and turn on their televisions with their minds."
Friday, April 16, 2010
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