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Neural interface lets paralyzed person steer virtual quadcopter, opening new doors for gaming
Scientists in the US have developed a neural interface that enables an individual with paralysis to control a virtual quadcopter by decoding brain activity into distinct finger movements. Research from a University of Michigan team demonstrates how brain-computer interfaces can restore control over multiple finger groups and …
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Wednesday 22nd January 2025 01:32 GMT Anonymous Coward
You laugh, but it's not a bad idea. Not to mention, if the neural interface can pick up attempted finger movements, then it can enable a quadriplegic to type and control a mouse cursor. (Right now, that may be at much lower speed than an unparalyzed individual, but that may change!) Connect the interface to a computer, and they could do anything on it anyone else could. Connect it to a motorized wheelchair, and they can move around on their own. This may have a HUGE impact.
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Wednesday 22nd January 2025 08:48 GMT An_Old_Dog
Not Just for Paralyzed People
For decades I've been wanting something like this to use to intercept or interpret the output of a single nerve which I would learn to control, run the outout through an opto-isolator, then through a serial (RS-232C) and a USB interface, with the intent of entering data into various sorts of computers much-faster than I can type.
I just don't want to have brain surgery to make it happen, and I certainly don't want a computer feeding data (or whatever) directly into my mind.
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