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Biofeedback Loops Aim to Enhance Combat, Sports Training
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Steadying a computer cursor with your brain might sound far-fetched, but NASA has had the technology for years. In the late 1990s, researchers at Langley Research Center observed different brainwave outputs to measure attention levels. The team found showing subjects their engagement level, as determined by brainwaves, enabled them to control it and stay more focused. They invented games cued to brainwaves, and now J&F Alliance Group of Hampton, Virginia has licensed the technology and is refining it for consumers and the military.