ICA-CP: Question of the Week

[This is a 2 meeting week. So, your reply should be at least 200 words. If you are making up blogs for previous weeks, it's 100 words per day.]

Question of the week: Actually, this week it's several questions. What do you think of using your brain waves to play video games or to control your computer instead of a keyboard? What if, in the middle of writing a paper, you suddenly think of something else (like your dog or the concert next weekend or chocolate because you're hungry) other than your paper? What might happen to the computer? What if you were performing brain surgery and controlling a robotic arm instead of writing peper? What might be the consequences to your patient?


Background: See these articles -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3485918.stm or http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/800.html or http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2008-02-21-brain-headset-games_N.htm

For paralyzed individuals, using brain waves could be a life line.