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Researchers Accomplish Mind Meld Experiment

“The Internet was a way to connect computers, and now it can be a way to connect brains.”
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“The Internet was a way to connect computers, and now it can be a way to connect brains.” So says University of Washington professor Andrea Stocco, who had his brain controlled in an experiment that involved the first noninvasive human brain-to-brain interface. 

In the experiment, another researcher sent a brain signal to Stocco which caused his finger to move on a keyboard. 

Watch a video of the experiment here:

Read more here. 

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