Robo-Rat: Remote controlled brain implants
Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by flyingeraser in Robotics
Using a laptop computer to wirelessly send signals to a rat’s brain, scientists found that that they could control the decisions of the rat by stimulating the part of the brain that controls its movement.
The rat does have a choice but is rewarded for a correct descision with a hit to the pleasure center of the brain.