We used a headset that transforms your brain activity into a light display — here’s how it works

• The University of Nottingham created a light display that is controlled by brain activity.
• Using a headset we were able to control the light display with our minds.
• The display is shaped like a human brain to represent which parts are in use when the headset is worn.

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Business Insider was given the chance to control lights using nothing but the activity of our brains.

We wore a headset that uses a method of recording electrical activity in the brain called Electroencephalography (EEG). See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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