あいもと けんじ (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aimoto) wrote,@ 2008-05-29 13:57:00 |
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monkeys control robot... WITH THOUGHTS!?!?
Downfall of the human race under robotic monkey rulers? Not exactly, but we're getting close!---to understanding how the brain controls the body. Scientists inserted hair-like probes into the motor cortex of a monkey's brain, which were then hooked up to a robotic arm and computer. The computer interpreted the electrical impulses of the monkey's brain, and translated the movements through the robotic arm.
BBC article link.
The monkeys were able to feed themselves using the robot arm, showing that the brain moves limbs by thinking about the goal rather than by directing limbs how to move in order to get there.
Pretty cool, right?
blog: http://chikuten.com/?p=143
Downfall of the human race under robotic monkey rulers? Not exactly, but we're getting close!---to understanding how the brain controls the body. Scientists inserted hair-like probes into the motor cortex of a monkey's brain, which were then hooked up to a robotic arm and computer. The computer interpreted the electrical impulses of the monkey's brain, and translated the movements through the robotic arm.
BBC article link.
The monkeys were able to feed themselves using the robot arm, showing that the brain moves limbs by thinking about the goal rather than by directing limbs how to move in order to get there.
Pretty cool, right?
blog: http://chikuten.com/?p=143
