New Brain-Computer Interface Allows Users to Play a Game With Just Their Minds

New Brain-Computer Interface Allows Users to Play a Game With Just Their Minds

New Brain-Computer Interface , Allows Users to Play a Game , With Just Their Minds.

PsyPost reports that scientists in Spain have developed a brain-computer interface that allowed 22 users to play a basic multiplayer game with just their minds.

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The technology, which is based on electroencephalograms, was found to be 94% accurate at translating thoughts into game moves.

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The team's results were published in 'Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.'.

PsyPost reports that brain-computer interfaces allow direct communication between the human brain and an external device.

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PsyPost reports that brain-computer interfaces allow direct communication between the human brain and an external device.

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This technology interprets neural signals which are then translated into commands that allow individuals to control computers and other devices with just their thoughts.

The team behind the new game looked to code-modulated visual evoked potentials, or (c-VEPs), which use visual stimuli to elicit distinct neural responses.

Participants in the study played a version of the game 'Connect 4,' where they alternated dropping colored discs into a vertical grid.

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Participants in the study played a version of the game 'Connect 4,' where they alternated dropping colored discs into a vertical grid.

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Each participant had eight electrodes connected to their heads, which used electroencephalographic signals as input.

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PsyPost reports that the technology has a long way to go before it is used in commercial applications.

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Electrodes attached to a user's head will likely have to be replaced by a more comfortable and accessible interface.