New Mind Reading Research Aims to Synchronize HumansNicholas West One of many areas that is advancing quickly is the ability to connect brains to computers (Brain Computer Interface/BCI), and brains to one another (Brain to Brain Interface/BBI). As we covered in July of last year, Harvard researchers established brain-to-brain control between a human and a lab rat that enabled a human thought to trigger movement in the rats tail wirelessly using ultrasound. If that wasnt disturbing enough, a human-to-human remote link via Internet was established just a couple of months later. A researcher was able to control the hand movements of a person jacked in to the brain net in a completely different building (video below). New research announced today aims to go even further. As reported in a press release: The above demonstration is crude by comparison to what researchers seem to believe is theoretically possible. They cite the reality of what we commonly know as being on the same wavelength with certain individuals: Naturally, some of the applications they envision are all on the bright side: helping people to literally establish better connections if they are struggling with interpersonal relations due to social anxiety or some forms of autism. But the idea of literally synchronizing human thought into a form of artificial telepathy also could be used to create forced conformity. We have certainly seen a push by both government and Big Pharma to redefine what type of behavior is normal or acceptable or socially well adjusted or even that conspiracy theorists might be mentally ill and/or dangerous. There has also been a disturbing emphasis placed on children and managing their disorders. DARPA has solicited portable brain recording devices that could be put in every classroom in America. Of course for only noble reasons: Sure, because DARPA never misuses technology. In February of this year, Johns Hopkins University introduced a database of childrens brain scans. It intends to be a Google-style searchable digital library. A $600K grant from the National Institutes of Health backs the database. The lead researcher of the program stated: When seen in small context via individual bland and bright scientific press releases like the ones above, it becomes easy to miss the wider picture. Research on the human brain is being invested in all over the world. The staggering amounts being spent are done with the belief that the payoffs will also be staggering. Along the way, we might also be wise to consider the staggering implications if not all of this is for noble ends. Source: gipsa-lab.grenoble-inp.fr Related selfnews Post Articles: 