the usual suspects

Harvey, is that you?

We live in interesting times:

[...] human trials are set to begin on a brain-computer interface involving implants. [...] Cyberkinetics' "Brain Gate" contains tiny spikes that will extend down about one millimeter into the brain after being implanted beneath the skull, monitoring the activity from a small group of neurons.

Of course, that excerpt I culled from the full story is misleading -- the technology does not control, but interpret, mental activity. Still, it's a fascinating concept, and one wonders if, once the science has been worked out, the technique couldn't, in fact, be applied in reverse. Grunchlk, look out...