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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday November 11 2015, @06:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the stop-reading-my-thoughts dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by Rich on Wednesday November 11 2015, @08:24PM

    by Rich (945) on Wednesday November 11 2015, @08:24PM (#261905) Journal

    Has anyone hacked the "Necomimi" yet?

    (http://www.necomimi.com/ [necomimi.com])

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2015, @11:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2015, @11:49PM (#261983)

    3 years ago experimented with their mindwave sensor: https://github.com/shimpe/mindwave-python [github.com]
    I could move around windows and push buttons on my computer screen using nothing but eye blinks, and generate music using mind waves.
    The sensor has limited functionality, but nevertheless you can do some fun stuff with it.