CSU Research Could Turn Brain Waves into Remote Control

CSU Research Could Turn Brain Waves into Remote Control
From: Denver Post - 11/05/2011
By: Karen Auge

Colorado State University (CSU) researchers are developing technology that
will enable people with severe neurological impairments to complete tasks by
changing what they are thinking about. The researchers are analyzing
differences in brain waves from one thought to another and classifying them
in data that can be used by a computer to complete different actions, says
CSU professor Chuck Anderson. The researchers collected data from volunteers
and asked them to think about specific actions, such as making a fist. The
researchers recorded the changes in brain activity with each thought, and
printed out the results at the end of each session. On the printouts, the
researchers are "looking for patterns, to see if we can classify what the
pattern is" for the thoughts behind the simple activities, says CSU professor
Patricia Davies. The researchers plan to convert the wave patterns into
numbers that will enable to them to develop software that can perform
functions based on recognizing specific brain patterns. Anderson says the
military and the video game industry are interested in using the technology.

Read the entire article at:http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19268818

Meet Swivl, The Motion Tracking iPhone Dock That Always Keeps You On Camera

Think about the implications for PALS--want to go out and know your loved one is ok? Or u have to work and want to check in with them and see for yourself they are okay?

Meet Swivl, The Motion Tracking iPhone Dock That Always Keeps You On Camera
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/09/meet-swivl-the-motion-tracking-iphone-dock-that-always-keeps-you-on-camera/

Join the Cause: How to become an advocate for yourself and others

The author of this article is a PhD who is also a person with ALS.  Good article about empowerment. 

Join the Cause: How to become an advocate for yourself and others:
https://mail.alsphiladelphia.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=a461c3d2e2cf49759f89c20dc8d1a89b&URL=http%3a%2f%2fjournals.lww.com%2fneurologynow%2fFulltext%2f2011%2f07050%2fJoin_the_Cause__How_to_become_an_advocate_for.16.aspx

Toyota expanding into health care with machines to help sick, elderly get around

Toyota expanding into health care with machines to help sick, elderly get
around
From: Washington Post - 10/31/2011

Toyota unveiled its ambitions for high-tech health care Tuesday, displaying
experimental robots that the auto giant says can lift disabled patients from
their hospital beds or help them walk.

The company aims to commercialize products such as its "independent walk
assist" device sometime after 2013 - seeking to position itself in an
industry with great potential in Japan, one of the world's most rapidly aging
nations.

Read the entire article at:http://www.washingtonpost.com:80/business/technology/toyota-expanding-into-health-care-with-machines-to-help-sick-elderly-ge

t-around/2011/10/31/gIQAYreyaM_story.html

Links:
Robot photo galleryhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/robots-mania/2011/09/28/gIQAd8Hc6K_gallery.html

Toyota shows machines to help sick, elderly movehttp://in.news.yahoo.com/toyota-shows-machines-help-sick-elderly-move-033258898.html

Eiichi Saitohhttp://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/eiichi-saitoh-professor-rehabilitation-medicine-steps-down-independent-photo-062840786.html