Meet 10 Companies Working On Reading Your Thoughts (And Even Those Of Your Pets)

Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) and brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are devices that enable direct ... [ ] communication between a brain and an external device. Philosopher John Locke said, "I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts." Locke lived during the Age of Enlightenment. But what does it mean when machine actions are the result of human thoughts? No longer part of science fiction, many would argue that brain-machine and brain-computer interfaces are the next way we will communicate with machines and even with one another. Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) and brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are devices that enable direct communication between a brain and an external device.