Research toward a brain-computer interface is in progress, and one of the possible applications can help change lives.
"Currently we can do this in rats. ... First experiments in humans have been demonstrated, in a very limited way, and … in the coming decades we will actually be able to have brain-to-brain communication between humans," computational neuroscientist Mullen said.
Mullen said a type of mediated telepathy, or brain-to-brain communication, may also be in the future.
"This rosy picture, yes we can get there, but in doing so, we will enable this whole other dark side, and we need to plan for it and we need to have some mitigating strategies for it," said Todd Richmond, at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies.
Mullen said that data gathered from the experiment will help scientists answer the questions of what makes people similar and different.
But whether brain-computer interface technology will be a blessing or a curse to society is yet to be determined.
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