Saturday, February 22, 2014

Monkey controls limb movements of 'avatar' using its mind

Monkey controls limb movements of 'avatar' using its mind
Neurology News & Neuroscience News from Medical News Today

In the movie Avatar, humans operate the bodies of a human-hybrid species, called Na'vi, with their minds. Now, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, have carried out a similar technique in monkeys - using neural devices that allowed an alert monkey to control the mind of one that was temporarily paralyzed.

Original Article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/272991.php

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