Plugging In From: Bioscience Technology - 10/2011 - page 12 By: Alan Dove, PhD Brain-machine interfaces grow up. Humans are inveterate usability engineers. Ever since an anonymous hunter wrapped a bit of hide around the handle of his spear to improve the grip, we've tried to make our tools easier to use—to make them feel more like extensions of our minds. Now, neuroscientists are trying to push that dream to its natural conclusion, building interfaces to connect our brains directly to machines. It's not a new idea, but the field’s pace has accelerated so dramatically in the past few years that even insiders find it astonishing. Read the entire article at: http://e-ditionsbyfry.com/Olive/ODE/BIO/Default.aspx?href=BIO/2011/10/01 Link: NeuroSky http://www.neurosky.com/