Sentence examples for using thought from inspiring English sources

THE possibility of operating a machine using thought control has long fascinated researchers.

Researchers also are working on a wide range of other machine fixes, from exoskeletons that protect joints to experimental devices that tap into the brain activity of paralyzed patients, allowing them to operate computers using thought.

Wilkes wants philosophy "to use science fact rather than science fiction or fantasy" (Wilkes, 1988, p. 1), and therefore to refrain from using thought experiments because they are "both problematic and positively misleading".

Some amputees can now control prosthetic legs using thought alone.

And it is based on our bodies as the function in the everyday world, using thought that arises from embodied metaphors.

The group's latest effort builds upon an earlier accomplishment, in 2003, in which monkeys learned to move a cursor to designated targets on a computer screen using thought alone.

"The best way to overcome our addiction to new information is to learn to control yourself: you can do exercises to help... using thought-control exercises like concentrating on a simple imagined object for a few minutes every day," he explains.

Burkhart performed the first movements using thoughts alone in 2014, but has since learned more complex actions and more precise control over his hand and fingers.

Once the headset is calibrated to a player's brain signals, the player can push, pull, lift, and drop virtual objects using thoughts alone.

Using thoughts to control robotic limbs via brain implants is something scientists have been developing for years.

Basically you control games with your "brain" using thoughts, expressions, and emotions to move on-screen figures.