From: "Jeremy R. Smith" <jersmit@eis.calstate.edu>
Subject: Re: TECH: State-of-the-Art (my post on)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1993 01:28:23 -0700 (PDT)



> From: ac@cbvox.att.com
> Subject: Re: TECH: State-of-the-Art (my post on)
> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1993 12:55:09 CDT
> 
> I've recently come across research that is being conducted in
> brain-interface technology. Let me explain, early experiments have
> shown that harnessess to harness the emitence of human brain activity
> using electrodes placed on the scalp have resulted in an individual
> moving a cursor around a screen by thought, and having the computer
> pick up when the subject is looking at "it". If this technology mature
> it will privide the bridge from man to machine.
> 
> I welcome any comments on how it might be possible for us to bridge
> machine to man bridge, in order to provide a complete immersive
> system.
> 
> Alex Castro
> Cornell U
> ac11@crux2.cit.cornell.edu
> Bell Labs
> mail ac@cbvox.att.com

	I find this totally fascinating...I was completely unaware
that such research was indeed being conducted!  Would it be possible
for me to learn more on this subject - human to machine interfacing
via brain waves or whatever method is currently being implemented?

						Jeremy Smith
						jersmit@eis.calstate.edu