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Even outside of primary motor/somatosensory areas, 2D cursor control is a pretty standard BMI paradigm. Not exactly “Hello, World” but maybe “ToDo List App”.
by mattkrause 6y ago
Even outside of primary motor/somatosensory areas, 2D cursor control is a pretty standard BMI paradigm.
Not exactly “Hello, World” but maybe “ToDo List App”.
- caddemon 6y agoYeah their implant hardware is really impressive but "mind pong" is a pretty common starter project for at home EEG hacking, let alone legit BCI research. The internet is littered with examples of mind pong for the Muse like this one: https://medium.com/@nayvelt.lina/playing-ping-pong-with-my-brain-49025f044b9f https://medium.com/@nayvelt.lina/playing-ping-pong-with-my-b... Granted it moves slower than actual Atari Pong, and takes a few minutes to get the hang of controlling the paddle. But IME it isn't much harder to control the up/down of the paddle with the EEG than it is to play a game like flappy bird, and that's using a couple random scalp electrodes from a consumer device. So yeah thanks for bringing this up, because I feel some of the comments here are acting like this is much closer to "mind reading" than it actually is. Not that it isn't cool, but the overhyping kinda kills it for me lol. Is this how robotics people feel when Boston Dynamics releases a new video?
- swordsmith 6y agoI'd argue it is the "Hello, World" in any BMI lab. Assuming existing implants and electronics, and non-naive monkey, advanced undergrads should get it in a semester.
- mattkrause 6y agoThat's why I went with To Do list :-) It's not totally trivial, but a reasonably skilled person should be able to get a not-too-janky version working with a bit of effort. (Also, where are you that undergrads get to interact with monkeys?!)