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Brain machine interfaces (BMIs), allow for activity in the brain to be sent to, or received from, a computer.
 

Some BMIs use sensors mounted in a removable cap or MRI technology to read signals from the brain. Others connect directly to the surface of the brain, through tiny wires and an array of nano-electrodes. BMIs can also be entirely implanted in the brain.

Brain machine interfaces are currently assisting paralyzed patients communicate, control robotic arms, computers and other devices.

bmi trial patient

In the future, BMIs could provide a path to brain enhancement and memory.

 

 

Image courtesy of Dr. Jonathan Wolpaw,
Wadsworth Center, Albany, New York

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Brain Machine Interface Articles
Title Source Date
Human Trials Planned For Brain Computer Interface IEEE 04/11
Music is all in the mind Nature 03/11
Mind, Body, Machine AAAS 02/11
Brain-controlled Cursor NSF 02/11
Computers Get Help from the Human Brain Technology Review 11/10
Controlling individual cortical nerve cells by human thought KurzweilAI.net 10/10
Bionic man dies in car crash KurzweilAI.net 10/10
Robotic Limbs that Plug into the Brain Technology Review 10/10
Rewiring a damaged brain KurzweilAI.net 09/10
Fiber optic interface to link robotic limbs, human brain Southern Methodist University 09/10
Scientists decode words from brain signals University of Utah 09/10
Advanced Robotic Arm Controlled by Monkey’s Thoughts (w/ Video) PhysOrg 06/10
Porting Digital Memory H+ 06/10
Singularity Summit 2010 in San Francisco to Explore Intelligence Augmentation PRWeb 06/10
Technology Can Be Operated By Thought Science Daily 11/07
'BrainGate' Brain-Machine-Interface takes shape GizMag 12/06
Model train controlled via brain-machine interface Pink Tentacle 11/06
Is this the bionic man? Nature 07/06
Mind power allows disabled to take a virtual stroll BBC 07/06

 

Brain Machine Interface Web Sites and Blogs
Title Description
Brain Computer Interfaces By Philipp Grätzel von Grätz
BMI Headset Emotive
Brain-computer interface Wikipedia
Mind power allows disabled to take a virtual stroll Genome.gov
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