Anyone can buy a telescope to observe space and sometimes even make discoveries, so it's a no-brainer that you should have a similar access to the appropriate technology if your scientific interests involve something else, say, the brain. Some groups are already making that happen for amateur neuroscientists. One is the Brooklyn startup OpenBCI, now back on Kickstarter with a new 3D printed EEG headset and development board that you can use to study patterns of brain activity or create more inventive projects like a mind-controlled shark balloon.
These guys have been at Maker's Faire the last couple of years. Pretty good example of a knock-on technology from 3D printing and microcontroller movements.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2015, @07:01PM
It says it uses dry electrodes. That's good. But is it another lame read-only set?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday November 11 2015, @07:05PM
Yes. On the plus side, it doesn't involve amateur invasive brain surgery.
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]