Move the train with your brain


	Move the train with your brain

reysipat

6-26-2007 1:55 PM

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reysipat says:

"Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity."

cracking the holy grail of mind control..

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