Forget games controllers. Soon, children could control toys with the power of their minds.

    At least that’s according to a group of researchers in Warwick University who have developed electronic devices that can be controlled using brain waves.

    Sensors in an electronic headset detect the electrical impulses from brain waves, which a computer processes and sends to the circuit in an electric toy, allowing you to control it.

    The research, led by Christopher James, could mean that some of the most popular toys on children’s lists to Santa, such as remote-controlled cars and helicopters, toy robots and Scalextric racing sets, could all be controlled via a headset, using “the power of thought.”

    This could be based on levels of concentration*, thinking of your favorite color or stroking your dog. It works by eliminating the need for a handheld controller and using a headset instead.

    The headset creates a brain-computer interface — a communication link between the brain and the computerized device.

    Sensors in the headset measure the electrical impulses from brain at various different frequencies* — each frequency can be somewhat controlled, under special circumstances*.

    This activity is then processed by a computer, amplified* and fed into the electrical circuit of the electronic toy — allowing you to control it based on how hard you’re concentrating.

    (SD-Agencies)