Posted on 08/29/2013 11:01:31 PM PDT by TexGrill
WASHINGTON – It turns out a bit of mind control might be possible after all.
Scientists had already shown that a human could send an electronic brain signal to a rat, prompting it to wiggle its tail. Now two University of Washington researchers say they have demonstrated that one man’s thoughts can control another man’s movements.
First, they placed electronic probes against their heads. Then one man looked at a computer game on a screen and thought about what move he wanted to make. Sure enough, the other man, who was across campus with no view of the screen, almost instantaneously moved his right index finger to make that move. He said it had the sensation of a nervous tic.
“I felt a bit like Alexander Graham Bell working on the first telephone,” said Rajesh Rao, the computational neuroscientist whose brain sent the signal.
Although the scientists acknowledge their work is still in its rudimentary stages, they say it suggests a future where people may one day be able to communicate directly brain-to-brain. In the past two decades, neuroscientists have made dramatic advances in connecting human brains with computers, largely in the hope of helping disabled and paralyzed patients communicate with others and operate prosthetic limbs.
“We have demonstrated the first human brain-to-brain interface for a very simple form of transfer of information,” Rao said. Moreover, the prior brain-to-brain interfaces involved electrodes implanted directly into rat brains, “so this is the first noninvasive brain-to-brain interface as well.”
“It felt a bit surreal,” Rao added.
The scientists cautioned this system only reads very simple brain signals and not thoughts.
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This might explain Miley Cyrus at the VMA.
[nothing else does]
“Scientists had already shown that a human could send an electronic brain signal to a rat”
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I believe this. We have brain-dead Rats’ who got mind-controlled by another brain-dead jackass from Kenya.
What could possibly go wrong?
Pick,a crime and somebody can say, “They made me do it.”
“The scientists cautioned this system only reads very simple brain signals and not thoughts.”
But the NSA is working on it, I’m sure.
In fact, I think they must have me on a mind meld with Obama lately - I feel like lying all the time.
It’s already been done.
Valerie Jarrett
Barack Obama
You post a ton of threads, and the majority are interesting (no complaints there), but you are enamored of the opening phrase "Global business tip". It doesn't always fit the topic. Would you be so kind as to explicate?
And, welcome to Free Republic.
Fantastic! My mind control machine is working. That’s the comment I wanted you to write.
i will wait for God to give me this ability if and when i need it, man is only going to eff things up if he develops this. you won’t be able to be alone in your own head if government gets this.
Worthless article.
Nowhere does it tell me how I can use this magic power to use mind control on young, attractive women.
All who believe in Telekinesis,
Raise my hand!
BTTT!
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