Control by "power of thought": On the way to new forms of human interaction with IT systems

The paper discusses two types of prospective interfaces being developed for improving human interaction with IT systems. The first type is based on data obtained with the help of neuropsychological and psycho-physiological methods, above all by means of registering the encephalogram and the magnetic encephalogram. The second type uses data on micro-movements of the eye obtained with the help of eye tracking popular in psychology and ergonomics. The authors suggest combining the two approaches in order to develop high-speed hybrid interfaces which can be used for communication not only by people with grave speech and motor disorders, but also to improve operator activity. This development requires solution of a number of fundamental problems of psychological science, such as support of zones of mutual attention in computer mediated communication, identification of user intentions according to eye movements and brain activity.