Communicating via brain waves, by merely thinking, may seem like a notion out of the world of science fiction, but it would be a dream come true for people who are physically unable to express themselves.
Helping to bring mental telepathy one step closer to reality is the Neurocommunicator, a system developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in Ibaraki Prefecture.
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