Brain/computer user interfaces fascinate me. Until now, I've only found human prosthesis and rat-brain-to-robot research on the topic--all very high tech, expensive, and still in the distant future stuff.

Then, this morning, someone sent me this: http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-01-06-force-trainer-toy_N.htm

Not only does it have the "omg this is so freakin' coo" factor going on, it will be relatively cheap and available soon. I can't help but wonder if this would assist meditation much in the same way Journey into the Wild Divine is supposed to.

wow, that sounds like it could help you practice your control over mindset. thanks for the link!
on a side note; has anyone bought the Wild Divine kit with the equipment and found it worth the money?

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing about The Wild Divine stuff. Also, does it have exposed metal in the finger sensors? I'm weirdly allergic to nickel.

Thanks for the link! Now I know what I asking Santa for Christmas next year

The Wild Divine sensors are almost entirely thick plastic and go on three fingers. The two sensors that measure galvanic skin response have tiny glass squares in them and the one sensor that measures heart rate variability has a small round metal sensor. I don't know if it's made of nickel or not but I can tell you that the sensors are extremely comfortable. You could call Wild Divine and ask them about the nickel. They have pretty good customer service.


Wild Divine is very sensitive and is an excellent training tool. Hopefully, this new swing towards EEG-based interfaces will prompt the wild divine folks to finally expand their system to include brain-based interactions.

The biggest drawback for me has always been the fact that it's coyingly New Age to the point of being annoying, but this is a matter of personal taste. It was a big investment for me but I wasn't sorry I did it.

Thanks for the sensor breakdown!