This segues nicely from the post I wrote yesterday: Will Wetware result in Telepathy?.

CNet News: [linky]

This is not necessarily a new invention but more of an INDUSTRY STANDARD.  This will hopefully allow for faster research in specific areas of brain computer interface.  Other researchers can focus on solving specific problems, they can use the MIT standard interface algorithm for the communication layer.

Fascinating.

MIT press release: [linky]

 Key point:

Until now, researchers working on brain prosthetics have used different algorithms depending on what method they were using to measure brain activity. The new model is applicable no matter what measurement technique is used, according to Srinivasan. "We don't need to reinvent a new paradigm for each modality or brain region," he said.

Journal of Neurophysiology, the research is due to be published in October: [linky]