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UNG students test drones to be controlled by thoughts

Bryson Payne explains how the Parrot AR Drone works before a demonstration. The project will develop technology that will allow the user to control the device through a headset with electrodes that read brain activity.

0327mind4 — Bryson Payne explains how the Parrot AR Drone works before a demonstration. The project will develop technology that will allow the user to control the device through a headset with electrodes that read brain activity.

Cayce Koehler gently placed the headset — which looks like a pair of headphones with tentacles — on his head. “It’s actually comfortable,” he said. “You can barely feel it.”