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    Emotiv EEG/EPOC Headset

    It has arrived! It took 2 weeks for the company to process my order and another 5 days to ship it from the Philippines. Unfortunately, I am not there! It is at my house waiting for me, I am out of town on a business trip. I return on Wed. 2/19 and hope to get it setup and start testing with...
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    Emotiv EEG/EPOC Headset

    Thank you so very much for your response! I know it may have been quite a bit of effort for you to do reply, and I appreciate it. I ordered the EEG headset, and the Developer SDK (software development kit) today. I am very excited to explore the possibilities of this device with my father.
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    Still wondering

    I assume from your note that your mother was not diagnosed with ALS before her passing. If that is the case, and unless your father presents ALS symptoms, it is unlikely that your parents passed along a gene mutation to you and your brother. Of course we can't be sure, but this would indicate...
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    Waiting...

    I'm sorry to hear about your father's symptoms. My father presented with limb onset ALS... drop foot in the leg. Noticeable change in his ability to walk, change in his gait, compensating with the other leg. The affected leg seemed to almost drag behind. As the disease has progressed, we have...
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    Still wondering

    After five years, unless you are one of the very rare cases, you would be seeing more noticeable complications by now. Complete loss of at least one or more limbs. If not that, certainly far more difficulty in day-to-day activities involving the bulbar region (speech, swallowing, respiration)...
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    Emotiv EEG/EPOC Headset

    "A revolutionary personal interface for human computer interacton.The Emotiv EPOC uses sensors to tune into electrical signals produced by the brain to detect user thoughts, feelings, and expressions. " Emotiv | EEG System | Electroencephalography I'm wondering if anyone here has heard of or...
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    Weakness in one arm - is it perceived?

    Thanks very much for your feedback, I do appreciate it. My father's physician is several states away from me, but I will reach out to her about this. I'll be sure to share any news here in this thread in case it might help others in the future.
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    Weakness in one arm - is it perceived?

    Sorry, to clarify a point: I had smoked cigarettes on and off for TWO of ten years.
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    Weakness in one arm - is it perceived?

    Firstly, I want to thank all of you, with or without ALS, for participating in this forum. It is a wonderful treasure for me to have found and I wish each of you peace and love as you and your loved ones make this journey. Let me start by saying that I am a real hypochondriac. The slightest...
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