JMS Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Finally we have the technology too achieve what limited Web Technology could never deliver... Consensus!! who wants to be the first encoder? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21604005 One rat brain 'talks' to another using electronic link Scientists have connected the brains of lab rats, allowing one to communicate directly to another via cables. The wired brain implants allowed sensory and motor signals to be sent from one rat to another, creating the first ever brain-to-brain interface. The scientists then tested whether the rat receiving the signal could correctly interpret the information. As the ultimate test of their system, the team even linked the brains of rats that were thousands of miles apart. Details of the work are outlined in the journal Scientific Reports. Professor Miguel Nicolelis and his team at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina built on their previous work with brain-machine interfaces. In a study published earlier this month, the researchers implanted electrodes in the part of the rat's brain that processes tactile information and attached these to infrared sensors - effectively allowing the rat to "touch" infrared light. In their latest study, the scientists wanted to test whether the systems they had developed could be used to establish a new artificial communication channel between animals. "Until recently we used to record this brain activity and send it to a computer... and the [computer] tells us what the animal is going to do," Prof Nicolelis told the BBC's Science in Action programme. "So we reasoned, if we can do that with a computer, could another brain do that?" Water reward The researchers first trained pairs of rats to solve a simple problem - pressing the correct lever when an indicator light above the lever switched on, to obtain a water sip. The researchers then placed the rodents in separate chambers and connected their brains using arrays of microelectrodes - each roughly one hundredth the diameter of a human hair - inserted into the area of the cortex that processes motor information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ok I'm scared. That is a little bit too "Brave New World" for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ok I'm scared. That is a little bit too "Brave New World" for me. You have been a test subject for a number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 You have been a test subject for a number of years. No I haven.... yes I have... wait I didn't say that... yes I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I see the plot of a sci-fi thriller. Evil corp creates an implant that lets bad guy control victims and commit horrible crimes in secret. You hear me hollywood? Cause when you do this, I expect to be paid. Remember, you heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 http://www.21stcentech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Vulcan-Mind-Meld-390x250.jpg Yes exactly like that... only with rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 My mind to your mind...my thoughts to your thoughts.... Dammit, Larry beat me to it...but only because the implant was working.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JMS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Rats, thousands of miles apart, communicate through brain link Is telepathy just around the corner? Researchers from Duke University have allowed rats to communicate with each through brain signals. Placed in separate cages, the rats were able to solve puzzles with the aid of microelectrodes 1/100th the width of a hair implanted into their brains. One rat was able to interpret the other’s actions and intentions even when they couldn’t see or hear each other. The same experiment worked when the rats were thousands of miles apart with one in Brazil and another in North Carolina. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/02/28/rats-communicate-through-electronic-brain-link/#ixzz2MDv6esT4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I imagine the Rats are arguing about the following - What free agents the Redskins can sign for vet min - How the political party they hate is an enemy of American and either Socialists or Nazi's - Bacon - Pwned pics - Cheese - What cable news network lies the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The idea that certain members of the opposite sex might be able to tap into my brain, as I'm passing them on the street for example, vexes me. This technology must be purged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I was thinking of a different Star Trek reference. Or this one: Attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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