Re: TI-H: Morse-eye
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Re: TI-H: Morse-eye
>From: Michiel Trimpe <mtrimpe@dse.nl>
>> I put up this concept, because it had to have a use. This is gonna be
>>for people who have been in a coma for a longer period of time, and are
>>often disabled.
>
>
>Just as an aside on this subject, I read in intresting artical about
>interfacing computer hardware directly to the motor control areas
>of the brains of paralized patients. An electrode with a small
>amount of a drug that stimulates nerve growth was implanted
>into the patients head. The patient then was trained to try reaching
>out to pick up a glass. The electrods were connected to software
>that converted the impulses into drive signals for a mouse interface.
>Eventually the patient was able to move the mouse cursor around
>on the screen to point to various items, indicating his wishes.
>Pretty cool huh?
I think it would be cool to think about what you wanted to do on the puter,
and it would do it. :) Then i could draw good pictures because I think
them, and I could get a whole lot more e-mails done because I think them.
:)
Grant
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