The mental typewriter

Photo: Natascha Thoma-Widmann

How can one write a text on a computer using only EEG signals? Visit of the The Pupils Engineering Academy / Schüler-Ingenieur-Akademie (SIA).

How can one write a text on a computer using only EEG signals? What is behind it and how this technology helps paralyzed people who cannot communicate with others, Michael Tangermann, group leader for young researchers, demonstrated this to ten pupils who visited a workshop of BrainLinks-BrainTools in the framework of the "Pupils Engineering Academy".

The Pupils Engineering Academy (Schüler-Ingenieur-Akademie /SIA)
High school students should get excited about technical professions and disciplines by completing two semesters/ one academic year program, which includes participation in workshops from different companies and university partners such as the University of Freiburg every Friday afternoon.