Researchers at the University of Washington have managed to perform the first non-invasive human-to-human brain interface. One researcher was able to control hand motions of another researcher through brain signals.

Rajesh Rao used electrical brain recordings to send a signal to Andrea Stocco, who was chilling on the other side of the UW campus, and was able to move Stocco’s finger on a keyboard.

We recently covered a scientist using the same technology to control a rat’s tail, but this is taking it to a whole new level!

As this type of technology advances, one can only fathom the countless possibilities that are going to be available in the future. Maybe one day, the less fortunate will end up “renting” their bodies for the wealthy to control in cage fighting matches, in an effort to make some money! Maybe bad guys will use it to force normal people like you and I to commit a crime, with no chance of being caught themselves! Wherever this goes, it will sure be exciting.

What do you think is the future of this technology, and how would you apply it yourself?