Neurofeedback as remote control

Imagine that you can influence your devices just by thinking what needs to be done. Neurofeedback is a technology that makes it happen, it measures the brain activities. As a user you must learn to focus and the brain waves will be used by the technology. At this moment, most developments aim at using the technology within games with the help of a headset. Neurofeedback can help to change the flow of games by measuring brain activity. Emotiv will bring a set to market this year (the set is pictured below) that is particularly geared for games. Another company, NeuroSky, works on a solution that can be embedded into mobile phones. Perhaps with mindreading in phones you can just start calling someone by thinking of the person, although this is not handy in all occasions obviously

Robot-building company OLogic is also working on integrating neurofeedback into a robot, called the Brain. This robot can listen to you by reading your mind, quite scary actually. A French company called Musinaut is developing a product that adapts music to your brain state. If you are stressed and want to be calm, the technology will pick the right music.

Source/bron: The Guardian