The invention enables a person to control the real or virtual action or movement of an output device in from one to three dimensions through the use of at least one electrical sensor which can either be implanted beneath the skin or placed on the surface of the skin as a part of a headset on either one side or if more than one sensor is used on both sides of a person's head in electrical communication with a vestigial periauricular nerve or muscle. Each sensor then communicates through a selected channel to transmit information preferably in digital form to an output device designating an action to be taken or the position of a target location for enabling the output device to perform the action or to move toward or to a target location through real or virtual space. At least one and preferably up to four sensors are located on each side of the head. The invention also provides a new method for enabling an individual to actuate or control an output device by first placing an electrical sensor on at least one side of the head in electrical communication with a vestigial periauricular nerve or muscle, then using a signal provided by the sensor for transmitting information designating an action to be performed or to move the device toward or to the target in real or virtual space.
