Its almost not Sunday any more but; this is something I’ve been saving for today. I think it’s utterly amazing. I read in the newspaper about a paralyzed woman, Heide Pfutzner who ‘paints’ through the power of her thought, there was a picture of one of her paintings in the newspaper. I couldn’t find pictures on the net and had to resort to scanning this one ( hence the poor quality).
Information from http://phys.org/news/2013-05-brainpainting-frees-paralyzed.html
This article is worth reading and the video explains how it all works. The amazing this is that this woman really is an artist. The reporter had a go and this was the result. I find this particularly interesting because to me, it seems to mean that artistic ability actually lies in the mind and has very little to do with what your hands can or can’t create.
‘’Heide Pfutzner is getting favorable recognition as an artist who has produced skilled, accomplished abstract paintings with their colorful shapes in electric-like blues, reds, pinks, and yellows, Her admirers not only appreciate her art but her determination as a paralyzed woman who paints by way of thoughts. These thoughts are translated into pictures by a computer. She is able to express herself creatively through brainpainting, where a computer system can translate an artist's thoughts into images. With use of a brain controlled computer system, the person's brainwaves translate into instructions as to which colors, shapes and brushes will be put to use for the finished piece.
Pfutzner was a former teacher in Germany; she fell ill in 2007 and was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease in the U.S. The disease left her paralyzed, able only to move her eyes. Her daughter made some contacts, whereby her mother was eventually introduced to the University of Wurzburg's BCI program. "They developed a special brainpainting program for me," she said, "and we've been a good team ever since."
Read more at:
http://phys.org/news/2013-05-brainpainting-frees-paralyzed.html#jCp
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