Want to control your overpowering boss? Bring her to our lab!

Cognitive Science enthusiasts at DEI, Agra welcome you to their lab to help you discover the hidden potential of the piece of meat on your head. 

Every day, we bring new problems to our table that help us demystify the science of how our brain does it all! In pursuit of getting answers to our questions about the brain's potential, we discovered the student-friendly neuroscience product kit offered by Backyard Brains, USA. 

In this 'neuroscience for everyone' kit, we find interesting tools made out of simple Arduino-based designs. The first one that we discuss here today is the Human-human interface (HHI). You must have heard about Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), here is the new thing, HHI which lets two humans be interfaced through simple wire connectors. 

HHI is a small, portable device that works on simple principles of electricity. The muscular power produced by the 'controller' person on clinching their fist with these electrodes put on their hand, is stored by the Arduino and amplified multi-folds through a TENS unit (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation). This amplified signal in form of electrical signals is sent to the 'controlled' person's hand targeting their ring and little fingers via the ulnar nerve. 

To introduce the device, some of our student researchers created a tool video explaining how to set up the device and what it signifies. Watch the tool video here. 

We used this device in another interesting application: We lit up an LED using the power of our muscles. Watch it in this video. 

If you also have such innovative ideas, write to us on our social media handles, and we will try out new experiments for you. Who knows, maybe we can help you control your overpowering boss ;) 

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