Reading Brain Waves To Control Music Player, Just About Anything Else, University of Malta Reveals

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Many people with severe disabilities lack any motor function and rely on others to do just about everything on their behalf. Yet, their brains are often just fine and being able to tap into the organ’s electrical activity can lead to tools that allow these patients to gain back functionality. Researchers at University of Malta have developed an EEG-based system that detects steady state visually evoked potentials (SSVEPs) in response to the user looking at flashing buttons on a screen, and that allows the user to control a music player.

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