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Scientists hail a thoughtful future with ‘brain-to-brain communication’
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Ever wanted to read minds? Ever wanted to communicate your thoughts without speaking a word?
It may become possible after claims by British scientists that they have created a system that allows “brain-to-brain communication”, sending messages formed by one person’s brain signals though an internet connection to another person’s brain many miles away.
Christopher James, who worked with colleagues at the University of Southampton, said that his experiments were “the first baby steps” towards technologies that would allow people instantly to send thoughts, words, and images directly into the minds of others.
“This could be useful for those people who are locked into their bodies, who can’t speak, can’t even blink,” Dr James said.
Others have hailed it as the future of the internet, a new way to communicate without the need for keyboards, telephones or even mouths. A decent broadband connection, however, would be essential.
Dr James admitted that we were a long way away from this thoughtful but speechless future. Currently, ...
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