Mind over matter

Date: 22.09.2011 08:30 - 09:30

Location: NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE

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From advanced prosthetics to a revolutionary new treatment for Parkinsons, Brain-Computer Interfaces(BCI) have been central to a recent number of huge medical breakthroughs.

But with companies like Neurosky now producing ‘Brain Sensors for Everybody’, the technology is increasingly moving into the mainstream; entering the realms of gaming, marketing and beyond. This looked at the new wave of technology that can interact with our brains, and explored potential applications and considerations for the future.

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Speakers:
Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading
Emlyn Clay, Director of Openvivo, the UK partner of g.tec, which developed the first commercially available BCI system in 1999
Dr Anders Sandberg, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University

Following the event Emlyn Clay demonstrated the g.tec IntendiX P300 personal speller.

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