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Comment by truth on May 28, 2014 at 12:36am

'Mind pilots' steer plane sim with thoughts alone

Seven test pilots demonstrate an X-Men-like ability to steer an airplane through a flight simulation with surprising accuracy.

Electrodes
attached to a cap convert brain waves into signals that can be
processed by the flight simulator for hands-free flying.
Technische Universität München

Thanks to her kick-butt skill of telekinesis (my secret superhero
power wish), longtime X-Men alum Jean Grey can move things with her
mind. And she's not the only one.
New research out of the Technische Universität München
(TUM) in Germany is hinting that mind control might soon reach
entirely new heights -- even by us non-mutants. They've demonstrated
that pilots might be able to fly planes through the sky using their
thoughts alone.
The researchers hooked study participants to a
cap containing dozens of electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes, sat
them down in a flight simulator, and told them to steer the plane
through the sim using their thoughts alone. The cap read the electrical
signals from their brains and an algorithm then translated those
signals into computer commands.
Seven people underwent the
experiment and, according to the researchers, all were able to pilot the
plane using their thoughts to such a degree that their performance
could have satisfied some of the criteria for getting a pilot's license.

http://www.cnet.com/news/mind-pilots-steer-a-plane-with-thoughts-al...

Comment by truth on May 28, 2014 at 12:34am

Saw some of the same folks highlighted elsewhere, cool I think

Comment by Tara on May 27, 2014 at 11:22pm

FYI... in the beginning of the documentary, I was thinking these guys were all a bit off the bubble, but as I kept watching, I found out that they are all beautiful and awesome people in their own way.

If we all became super heroes in our own lives and in the lives of others, we just might become that change we seek.

Forewarning... there could be many tears involved while watching this ;)