space travelers from Earth land on a distant planet, where they

encounter the remnants of a technologically advanced

civilization. Even though they are not from this distant planet,

the space travelers are able to communicate with one of the alien

computers. They do this by connecting themselves to glowing head

probes. By doing this the space traveler's thoughts and feelings

are directly conveyed to the alien computer over a neural link.

In the science-fiction movie The Matrix, the world is

run by machines that use humans as batteries so sustain

themselves. A group of humans brake the grip of the machines and

begin to wage a war on their metallic oppressors. These people

are able to fight the machines with the help of computers. Each

one of these people has a jack in the back of his or her head

that is connected to a computer. By doing this, the people are

able to turn their thoughts, such as dodging bullets and knowing

The idea of people having their minds linked to

computers has appeared throughout works of science-fiction. The

way this idea works is very simple. A person thinks of a command

between true eye movement and electrode drift. (fuzzy logic by

interpret the pattern of muscle impulses. To assist others

electrodes. This technique is similar to that of EMG processing.

Communication Technology for Disabled Persons. Erich E. Sutter in Handbook of Amyotrophic

research groups reported some success in using this method to

injuries that left them too weak to move any of their limbs. The

implanted with tracking devices. Then they could be monitored by

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