[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Are y'all saying that people might be able to get wired > and then they would have "telepathy"? And that passive > wires are possible, so that one can broadcast but not > receive?
>From what I gather on the concepts of brain<->electronics interfaces, a wire would be introduced, then nerves would grow around it. The user would have to learn how to communicate with the device as if it were a new limb or sense organ. The kind of "telepathy" that would be possible would really be more like radio, and transmission would require the person to actively send their messages. The analogy you suggest, leaving a live microphone on in the room while people are talking, wouldn't work very well, as they are a very long way from being able to read thoughts by analyzing brain wave patterns. I have heard of research into direct brain interfaces, applications would include giving paralyzed people direct control over their computer's mouse cursor, etc. -- Matt
