Posts Tagged ‘Mind’
IBM simulates cat’s brain, humans are next
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 18th, 2009
Almost exactly a year ago we noted DARPA pouring nearly $5 million into an IBM project to develop a computer capable of emulating the brain of a living creature. Having already modeled half of a mouse's brain, the researchers were at that time heading toward the more ambitious territory of feline intelligence, and today we can report on how far that cash injection and extra twelve months have gotten us. The first big announcement is that they have indeed succeeded in producing a computer simulation on par, in terms of complexity and scale, with a cat's brain. The second, perhaps more important, is that "jaw-dropping" progress has been made in the sophistication and detail level of human brain mapping. The reverse engineering of the brain is hoped to bring about new ways for building computers that mimic natural brain structures, an endeavor collectively termed as "cognitive computing." Read link will reveal more, and you can make your own cyborg jokes in the comments below.Filed under: Science
IBM simulates cat's brain, humans are next originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsBrain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You’re Thinking [Brain Scanning]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on October 29th, 2009
You already know what's on in my mind, but what if you could see exactly what I'm thinking about? Might not be long before you can, because there have been some minor successes in thought decoding technology.
I say "thought decoding" instead of "mind reading," because what researchers are working on is a way to decode and analyze brain activity in order to predict the thought, or more precisely, the image in a person's mind. So far they've had limited success using small sample sizes of YouTube videos and thorough scans to study brain activity in order to assume which videos would produce what sort of activity.
The research is freaky with a heaping serving of awesome, and I can't wait until mindcasts are the newest trend. [New Scientist]
Optogenetics hold the key to future brain disease cures, still creep us out
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on October 21st, 2009
Filed under: Science
Optogenetics hold the key to future brain disease cures, still creep us out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsMattel’s Mindflex: now stressing brain muscles for $80
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on September 18th, 2009
It's taken nine whole months for this mental-stresser to go from CES show-stopper to household mainstay, but at long last, the only Mattel product we could ever recommend (with a straight face) to those with an age larger than 12 is finally shipping. In short, the Mindflex forces your brain -- as in, that hunk of meat between your ears -- to keep a ball suspended in the air, and if you're thinking Matrix, you're thinking correctly. Sort of. Hit the read link to get your own for $79.99, and make sure you do so before these things sell out and break the $1,000 mark on eBay. It's almost the holidays, don'tcha know?Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Mattel's Mindflex: now stressing brain muscles for $80 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsClarion’s MiND finds a home in LA-area Nissan Cubes
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on July 27th, 2009
With the whole "direct to consumer" approach failing epically, Clarion has evidently resorted to pushing remaining inventory of its largely unwanted MiND mobile internet device onto Nissan dealers in Los Angeles. In all fairness, we do suspect that these are moving more briskly than, say, Celio's REDFLY, but we can count the amount of MIDs we've seen in public on two or three hands. At any rate, Nissan has signed on to offer the multifaceted Atom-powered device as an optional accessory in its Cube, but at least initially, it'll only be made available at select dealers in the LA area. For those opting to outfit their new whip with one of these, Nissan will include a dedicated docking kit harmonized to the vehicle's instrument panel, and the user interface will also be tweaked for in-car usage. Look -- this is absolutely better than those lackluster, overpriced NAV units shoved into most dashboards, but at $799 plus installation, it's not like you're getting the steal of the century here.[Via Pocketables]
Filed under: Handhelds, Transportation
Clarion's MiND finds a home in LA-area Nissan Cubes originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsToyota’s mind-controlled wheelchair boast fastest brainwave analysis yet, most stylish EEG cap
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on June 30th, 2009
[Via Switched]
Filed under: Transportation
Toyota's mind-controlled wheelchair boast fastest brainwave analysis yet, most stylish EEG cap originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsNeurosky Brain Gaming Headset Now Has Free SDK [NeuroSky]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on June 29th, 2009
Remember the Neurosky mind-gaming headset we tried earlier this year? The one that actually worked? It's getting a free SDK.
This means both developers at large studios as well as dudes in their basement can make programs and games that do things with the data generated by the headset. And you generate data just by thinking a certain way.
What kind of stuff can these developers do? Well, for larger companies they can make this an additional controller to supplement their normal games, such as reloading just by concentrating or lifting boxes and "setting crap on fire." Independent developers can make weird one-off games that can really stretch the limits of what the Neurosky Mindset can read from your brain. Or porn games. [Neurosky]
