The Brain Tweets on Twitter
A University of Wisconsin biomedical engineering doctoral student posted a message on Twitter, a popular social media network, simply by thinking about it.
His message “using EEG to send tweet” was the result of using a brain-computer interface system that consisted of a electrode-studded cap which was wired to the computer.
The student, Adam Wilson, wore the cap and then focused on the computer screen where the keyboard as displayed. (watch video)
Justin Williams, a UW-Madison assistant professor of biomedical engineering and Wilson’s adviser, describes how it works…
“The way this works is that all the letters come up, and each one of them …read more
