20 December, 2016: This is an old piece of content as you can tell by the original date so some of it may be out of date. Feel free to get in touch to clarify anything!
People often ask me what inspired me to throw myself into thought-controlled technology and start my company, Thought-Wired. So here it is — the story of a student who had a dream.
Twenty-seven years ago my uncle died suddenly, not only leaving behind his family, including his unborn daughter, but a more extensive ‘family’, whose rights he had been fighting for since he was a teenager.
As Co-Founder and Tech Lead of Thought-Wired, I am often shown examples of amazing brain-sensing technologies such as Neural Dust, neural prostheses, and other incredible research activities. I then get asked “Why isn’t Thought-Wired using this approach?” or…