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Rat Mind Control

Posted by timothy on from the you-will dept.

Patrick Key writes "Well, not exactly mind control but scientists have taken rat training to a new level. By inserting electrodes into the brain of a rat, they're able to effectively control a rat to move forward, left and right. They used the brain area that processes whisker info for left/right control and the pleasure center for moving forward. All sorts of interesting implications- no mention of when a human version would be available. The feat is mentioned in an IEEE's Spectrum article here"

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  1. The applications in Congress are innumerable by corebreech · · Score: 0, Troll

    It certainly has to work better than the cheese did.

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  2. Re:IEEE? by pigeon768 · · Score: 0, Troll

    We already have it.

  3. Re:Would you like it ? by The_Lightman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey moron, read again my post (if you are able to, obviously), I said "animals", what would you say should they use your nice dog to experiment with ? Put your head out of your ass and start thinking...