How It Works

Cutting-edge neuroscience

Building a brain

Large-scale projects aim to simulate the human brain at every level

How mind control works

Simple equipment and complex computer programming allow our thoughts to be transmitted over the internet

Mind control

In a groundbreaking experiment in 2013, researchers at the University of Washington successfully linked two human brains together and proved their principle with a video game.

The city is under attack by pirates, where player one, the sender, must intercept their rockets.

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