“People Talk ‘Brain to Brain’ For First Time Ever”
By: Macrina Cooper-White
Source: Huffington
Post
“Telepathy
is a staple of science fiction—just think of Mr. Spock or the Jedi knights. But
new research shows that mind melds no longer belong only to the world of make
believe” (1). What people see in movies is coming true. Soon, people will be able
to talk to each other using their brains. Dr. Alvaro Pascual Leone and his colleagues
have done an experiment where a person in India sent a message to three people
in France. Although, it is not simply speaking and thinking a person will hear.
This process requires a ton of technology. Electrodes were attached to one
person’s brain and an electroencephalogram was used to translate the electrical
activity in the brain into binary code. Then, it was e-mailed to whoever was
receiving the message, and the message was applied to the receivers using a
process called transcranial magnetic stimulation. The information was decoded
to reveal the original message. “Hola” and “ciao” have been the words transmitted,
but through further advancements the researchers say it will be possible to
exchange sentences and paragraphs through brain communication. Researchers also
hope that through further achievements they could decrease the amount of
technology used, since right now they use machines that no average person could
afford.
There are people that think that there is no
point in finding ways to communicate with brain messages. Although if
researchers are able to fully develop this, persons that cannot speak due to
illnesses and diseases will have a way of being able to express themselves.
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