Special Operations Command Made a Mind-Reading Kit For Elite Troops

SOFWERX researchers combined a special glove with software and hardware from Boston-based Pison Technologies. Within a few hours, a test subject was able to make subtle movements in the air to manipulate a virtual tactical air control map. “When I flick my finger, it picks up the nerve impulse from the magnetic field,” said Andrews, referring to the small amounts of electricity used by the brain to trigger muscle movement.