Who Can Use It
Brainfingers is designed to be used by a broad range of people with disabilities;
from minor to severe. Even users with minimal ability to control facial
muscles can usually learn how to map clicks” to a number of special
controls. See Success Stories for some
examples of some of the people who use Brainfingers for computer access.
Brainfingers
provides sophisticated bio-feedback. The awareness of your brain and body
activity as reflected in your forehead signal provides a unique opportunity
for you to become aware of your brain-body connection in new ways. You
can learn to bring your brainwaves under conscious control while simultaneously
retaining an awarness of your body tension/relaxation state.
People
who want to enhance their ability to control video games and experience
the challenge of using their brainwave, eye and facial muscle energy for
control enjoy using Brainfingers for control. It is actually possible
to trigger a computer event, such as a keyboard event, faster with a Brainfinger
than with your fingers. In a study conducted by the United States Air
Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, subjects’
reaction times to visual stimuli were found to be 15% faster with a Brainfinger
than with a manual button.