Technology like this may one day be able to help us capture our deepest subconscious desires, and fears, as a ‘home movie’. The question however needs to be asked whether the realm of our dreams is better left in the dark.
Professor Edward Chang said that this is the first successful demonstration of direct decoding of full words from the brain activity of someone who is paralysed and cannot speak.
Toyota and bicycle maker, Parlee have developed a bike that can read your mind. The Prius X Parlee changes gears by registering the cyclist’s brain waves, through the use of an experimental iPhone app and a fancy thought sensitive helmet.