Want to Decode the Human Brain? There's a New System for That, and It's Pretty Wild

Even for high-tech California, the man strolling around UCLA was a curious sight. His motion capture suit, sensor-embedded gloves, and virtual reality eyewear were already enough to turn heads. But what stopped people in their tracks and made them stare was a bizarre headgear, tightly strapped to his head through a swimming cap-like device embedded with circular electrode connectors. Several springy wires sprouted from the headgear--picture a portable hard drive hooked up to a police siren enclosure--and disappeared into a backpack. Meet Mo-DBRS, a setup that could fundamentally change how we decode the human brain.