UM-Bot Posted July 14, 2006 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2006 A sensor implanted in a paralysed man's brain has enabled him to control objects by using his thoughts alone. The experimental set-up allowed the man, who has no limb movement at all, to open e-mail, play a computer game, and pinch a prosthetic hand's fingers. The US team behind the sensor hopes its technology can one day be incorporated into the body to restore the movement of paralysed limbs themselves. The Massachusetts-based team's study is published in the journal Nature. View: Full Article | Source: BBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Posted July 14, 2006 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2006 That is a major breakthrough for many people. I work with folks that suffer a variety of disabilities and this could benefit them. However, it is kind of scary as it could be the start of total control over people in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella-Angelique Posted July 14, 2006 #3 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Tech advancement at this point is almost always a trade off. Cell phones keep you in constant touch with others, which is both good and bad. Becoming more cyborg will have trade offs also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagan_2k Posted July 14, 2006 #4 Share Posted July 14, 2006 This old news actually, I saw a doco where this scientist has remote controlled (live)rats. He's developing techniques to join nerves to circuitry, built a prosthetic arm for a guy that works exactly like his orginal arm(joined to the nerves and controlled by thought) The scientist reckons in ten years they'll be able to do anything. Ultraviolet eye-sight, bionic limbs, all sorts of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian McMalley Posted July 14, 2006 #5 Share Posted July 14, 2006 All technology can be used for good and evil. I personally think advancements like this will have a lot more constructive than destructive uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saskia Posted July 14, 2006 #6 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I think that people under estimate how much governments would like to actually be able to control peoples minds. There has been alot of opposition recently for the Labour government trying to introduce ID cards. In a local forum many links were posted about the possibility of inserting chips into peoples brains. Whilst at first I thought this was all very paranoid but after following the thread it became increasingly obvious that 'control' is exactly what they are after. It comes in forms as subtle as putting very high levels of Flouride in the water supply - taken in high quantities flouride makes a person more submissive. Whilst this breakthrough is excellent for many I would certainly exercise a degree of caution as to what it might lead to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGER Posted July 14, 2006 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2006 The fear of "Mind Control" dose not realy fit in with this and other science breakthroughs of this nature. Getting a computer program to identify and use Brain Signals will be hard enough. May be in a few years A computer may be able to effect the human mind , but as of right now some things that our brains do is still a mystery. I have a friend who is confined to a wheel chair after being paralyzed in a swimming accident. He would love an implant to give him back the use of his legs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted July 14, 2006 #8 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I think that people under estimate how much governments would like to actually be able to control peoples minds. There has been alot of opposition recently for the Labour government trying to introduce ID cards. In a local forum many links were posted about the possibility of inserting chips into peoples brains. Whilst at first I thought this was all very paranoid but after following the thread it became increasingly obvious that 'control' is exactly what they are after. It comes in forms as subtle as putting very high levels of Flouride in the water supply - taken in high quantities flouride makes a person more submissive. Whilst this breakthrough is excellent for many I would certainly exercise a degree of caution as to what it might lead to. I don't think you understand how the technology works. It simply detects and responds to brain activity. When it says 'mind control' it means allowing the mind to control; it's nothing to do with controlling the mind at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atheist God Posted July 15, 2006 #9 Share Posted July 15, 2006 pfft. Old news and in Japan they have Honda has done better.... By the way i suggest Using proper titles as opposed to the misleading one here 'Mind Control' hardly.. 'Mind Used to Control" yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novo Posted July 15, 2006 #10 Share Posted July 15, 2006 incredible. this is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey Reagan Posted July 15, 2006 #11 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Oh, good.. Even more reason for humans to be lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike8272 Posted July 15, 2006 #12 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Great break through, but i suppose the conspiracists will be saying it will be used to control peoples minds which it could very well be, but a major break through for people like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Posted July 16, 2006 #13 Share Posted July 16, 2006 this all looks like a B horror film i once saw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joc Posted July 16, 2006 #14 Share Posted July 16, 2006 rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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