WVU experts claim mind controlled computers are just a decade away

The first computers cost millions of dollars and were locked inside rooms equipped with special electrical circuits and air conditioning. The only people who could use them had been trained to write programs in that specific computer's language. Today, gesture-based interactions, using multitouch pads and touchscreens, and exploration of virtual 3D spaces allow us to interact with digital devices in ways very similar to how we interact with physical objects. Multitouch pads and touchscreens recognize movements of fingers on a surface, while devices such as the Wii and Kinect recognize movements of arms and legs. Frances Van Scoy says this is bringing us closer to towards'computing at the speed of thought' A professor at West Virginia University believes her research is helping to move us toward what might be called'computing at the speed of thought.' Frances Van Scoy says low-cost open-source projects such as OpenBCI allow people to assemble their own neuroheadsets that capture brain activity noninvasively.