-Caveat Lector- >From The Times, http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/09/14/timnwsnws01032.html?999 - September 14 1999 BRITAIN A silicon chip could help us to feel others' pain SILICON chips implanted in the arm and linked to the nervous system could be used to control computers, or even allow two people to share the same sensations and emotions, a British expert in electronics said. Kevin Warwick of Reading University said that within 18 months he planned to try the experiment on himself. Last year he implanted a chip in his arm that could be used to open the door of his department at the university. The new plan is more radical. Professor Warwick wants to establish a direct connection between silicon and nerve cells. He plans to implant a device in his upper arm that picks up signals from the nervous core and transmits them through a skin-mounted device to a computer. "The first step will be setting up a link and trying a few basic things," he said. "For example, if I raise my arm, or move my fingers, we hope to use the nerve signal generated to turn a light on on the computer screen. You can do this by wrapping a collar around the arm, but the signal is weak and there is a lot of noise. By connecting directly to the nerve we should get better results." He said devices of this sort might be useful to paraplegics. Work in the US and Germany has shown that it is possible to tap into brain waves with devices attached to the skull, or implanted in the brain, and use them to control computers. But he admits that there could be dangers in making a direct connection to nerve fibres. Any damage could cause loss of function or partial paralysis. Even though he will be the only guinea-pig, he acknowledged that the experiment will need clearance from the local ethics committee. Further in the future he envisages connecting the nervous systems of two people using similar devices. "The long-term aim is to get communication between people by means of thought alone," he said. An intruiging question, he said, would be whether the two people connected in this way would feel the same sensations, or even emotions. -- Dan S DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
