Idea # 8 Mind Reading to Help the Mentally Disabled

Scientist in Glasgow say they are getting closer to figuring out how to read peoples brainwaves. Read the following article from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13428627
This technology becomes a very scary thought if it got into the wrong hands, but in the right hands it could solve many of the problems we face everyday. An example of how I think this technology could be utilized would be to develop it into a tool to help mentally disabled and quadriplegic people communicate. I do not claim to be an expert in this field at all but I have head in many cases, especially with quadriplegic that they have full functioning brains, they only lack the ability to communicate. Imagine how liberating it would be for someone like this to be able to communicate, even if it was just being able to show an emotion.

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