Monkey Brains

The BBC reported on a monkey who controls a prosthetic arm with his mind today. What's funny is that this blogger covered the story a few months ago. Unfortunately, I never got a link to Gizmodo for it. The technology itself is very interesting, almost the beginning of telekinesis. Using electrodes implanted in the brain the monkey can move a robotic arm as if it were his own. In the picture below he is feeding himself using the robotic limb. It could help paraplegics or victims of car accidents/war who lose their arms. Check out my coverage of the story, let me know how it compares to the BBC's.

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posted by: DigiDave