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Brain
cells learn to motor
Monkeys that had cortex neurons wired to their temporarily paralyzed arms learned to use the brain cells to control their limbs. Muscles are usually controlled by motor neurons, and cortex neurons usually control thought, awareness and memory.
These artificial neural connections could restore control over paralyzed limbs, and could be used for brain-computer interfaces.
Research paper:
Direct Control of Paralysed Muscles by Cortical Neurons
Nature, published online October 15, 2008
Researchers' homepages:
Eberhard Fetz
Steve Perlmutter
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