Tech on the Brain: The Race for Commercial Mind-Reading
Controlling computers with your mind is no longer just a science-fiction fantasy.
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Controlling computers with your mind is no longer just a science-fiction fantasy.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It was like a scene in “Stranger Things.”
This new therapy aims to help those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improve their short attention spans and reduce medication.
USF computer science and engineering professor Marvin Andujar is studying whether college students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can use this futuristic technology to improve attention spans and reduce the need for prescription drugs, which can have side effects.
The computer interfaced program is called “brain painting,” and it’s the brainchild of USF Researcher and Professor Marvin Andujar. He said the project started off from his work with brain-controlled drones, and then college students came to him for help with focus and concentration in classes.