A ‘telepathy’ chip that allows people to control
computers, televisions and light switches by the power of
thought is being developed by British scientists.
The tiny sensor would sit on the surface of the brain, picking
up the electrical activity of nerve cells and passing the
signal wirelessly to a receiver on the skull.
The signal would then be used to control a cursor on a computer
screen, operate electronic gadgets or steer an electric wheelchair.
The chip is the brainchild of Dr Jon Spratley, 28, from Stevenage,
Hertfordshire, who developed a prototype during his PhD at
Birmingham University.
'We are just trying to help people with severe communication
problems or motor neurone disease - like Dr Stephen Hawking
or Christopher Reeve,' he said.
