Mind controlled

We have all at one point in our lives thought about conveying secret messages by thought. The U.S. military is funding research at University of California, Irvine, University of Maryland, and Carnegie Mellon University in hopes that soldiers will one day be able to communicate strictly telepathically without interruption or interception of messages. Research began in 2008, and since then, scientists have determined the different thought processes needed to communicate short messages. They have also began to pinpoint where in the brain different thoughts occur so it will be easier to decipher the messages. Turns out that it is relatively simple to send short messages, but researchers are still working on sending lengthier instructions such as those needed in combat conditions (or needed at home to play Modern Warfare 2).

This technology has the potential to create an entirely new form of communication as common as email. But you won't catch me walking around in one of those EEG headsets until someone turns it into a Gossip Girl headband.

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