The iBrain

Title: iBrain, a device that can read your thoughts.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/ibrain-a-device-that-can-read-thoughts.html?_r=1&ref=technology
Date Written: April 2, 2012
Author: David Ewing Duncan

A company called NeuroVigil creates an odd black headband that held a feather-light device the size of a small matchbox. They fit it on Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist, and test how good it receives electrical brain signals. Even though it is still in its early stages, the iBrain shows remarkable results and will  definitely be used in the future for patients who have diseases. The iBrain takes the signal it receives from the brain and translates it into a command, word or action for the computer to do. These tests were done by NeuroVigil over at Cambridge, England with Stephen Hawking.

The interesting thing about this article is that once they finish this product and make it better, it will help a lot of people around the world. The iBrain will take off pressure from people with diseases and make them feel more human than rather feel left out, which is a good thing. Something that I wonder about is how the iBrain is programmed and how they built this amazing device. This article relates to IT because they used computers to program and use this device and the fact that they have a device that picks up electrical brain signals.