Porting Digital Memory By: James Kent

the Emotiv Epoch has already been tested as a thought-based remote-control for a spy robot, and the MindFlex has been hacked by Harcos Labs into the worst toy ever, a meditation/torture device that rewards you for keeping your mind still and shocks you for thinking.

A non-invasive alternative to embedded electrodes is being explored by Ambient Technology in a device called the AudeoSensor. The Audeo was developed to measure energy conduction around the laryngeal muscles for controlling speech production, and uses stainless steel electrodes to read differential voltage across the skin in the front of the throat.

Most embedded electrode research has focused on correcting behavioral and motivational problems (such as depression, Parkinson’s disease, and lack of libido) by stimulating glands in the brainstem or basal forebrain to promote fine-tuned transmitter release, typically focusing on the dopamine pathways.