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Oct. 24, 2003
Monkeys Use Brains To Move Robot Arm
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| We'll find out about an experiment that sounds like something out of science fiction. A recent paper published in the Public Library of Science: Biology discusses the work, in which electrode-implanted monkeys were able to move a robotic arm merely by thinking about it. The work, the researchers say, could have implications for advances in medical prosthetic devices -- as well as longer-term applications to other forms of neurally-controlled electronic devices. We'll talk to one of the scientists on the project. |
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