Scientists build tool to "hack" into Stephen Hawking's brain

Scientists at the Stanford University are currently working on a technology, which they believe can 'pick up brain waves and communicate them via computer,' and they plan to use this technology on 70-year old Stephen Hawking, reports The Telegraph. The British theoretical physicist and author has been suffering from a motor neurone disease that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has progressed over the years. Hawking is now almost completely paralysed and he communicates through a speech generating device. According to the report, Hawking has been working with Philip Low, a professor at Stanford, who is also the inventor of the iBrain. The report further elaborates on the tool and calls it a 'brain scanner that measures electrical activity. The report further highlighted that the success of a technology as such would prove to be a major breakthrough in the field of medicine, as it would make it possible to read a person's mind. Click here for full story