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Brains of 3 People Have Been Successfully Connected, Enabling Them to Share Thoughts
Science Alert ^ | 1/1/2019 | David Nield

Posted on 01/02/2019 6:48:25 PM PST by RightGeek

Neuroscientists have successfully hooked up a three-way brain connection to allow three people to share their thoughts – and in this case, play a Tetris-style game.

The team thinks this wild experiment could be scaled up to connect whole networks of people, and yes, it's as weird as it sounds.

It works through a combination of electroencephalograms (EEGs), for recording the electrical impulses that indicate brain activity, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), where neurons are stimulated using magnetic fields.

The researchers behind the system have dubbed it BrainNet, and say it could eventually be used to connect many different minds together, even across the web.

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In the experiment set up by the scientists, two 'senders' were connected to EEG electrodes and asked to play a Tetris-style game involving falling blocks. They had to decide whether each block needed rotating or not.

To do this, they were asked to stare at one of two flashing LEDs at either side of the screen – one flashing at 15 Hz and the other at 17 Hz – which produced different signals in the brain that the EEG could pick up on.

These choices were then relayed to a single 'receiver' through a TMS cap that could generate phantom flashes of light in the receiver's mind, known as phosphenes.

The receiver couldn't see the whole game area, but had to rotate the falling block if a light flash signal was sent.

Across five different groups of three people, the researchers hit an average accuracy level of 81.25 percent, which is decent for a first try.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...


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To: Ignatz

I can’t really decide what I think of this. Very strange.


101 posted on 01/03/2019 6:40:36 AM PST by AFPhys ((Liberalism is what Smart looks like to Stupid people - ® - Mia of KC. Rush - 1:50-8/21/15))
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To: TLI
"Nothing could go wrong with that, right?"

Ha! When you see these goofballs running screaming from the lab you'll know it's time to head for the hills as well.

102 posted on 01/03/2019 6:45:09 AM PST by Desron13 (You may choose to ignore reality but you can't force reality to ignore you.)
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To: RightGeek

Borg-to-be?


103 posted on 01/03/2019 7:48:36 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: cpdiii

I’ll with unintended Monte Python.


104 posted on 01/03/2019 12:39:00 PM PST by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: mabarker1
JACKA$$E$...

They sure can be can't they? Just one more reason to be grateful when you are feeling good.

105 posted on 01/03/2019 6:35:57 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Note: this topic is from 1/02/2019. Thanks RightGeek.
Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar...

106 posted on 03/09/2019 11:51:40 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: CincyRichieRich

“Color me doubtful.”

All that was conveyed was the flashing rate of the LED. Far short of the richness of thought and emotion.


107 posted on 03/09/2019 11:58:52 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: RightGeek

Not mind reading but moving in that direction - and since the military implications are obvious - this research will continue...


108 posted on 03/09/2019 12:13:53 PM PST by GOPJ ("Newspeak": Republicans lie, Democrats misspeak. Democrats plan, Republicans scheme. Howie Carr)
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To: SunkenCiv

Three working synapses?

Must be a Democrat.......................


109 posted on 03/11/2019 6:19:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger
Each of the synapses started working when they were told the other two would be doing all the work.

110 posted on 03/11/2019 6:22:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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