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Baybe: Na only the tail go moveThey'll get there ![]() |
mkmyers45: Impressive science but i'm sure the ethical trumpeters wont let it see the light of dayTrue. They're at ease now because procedure isn't invasive yet |
mkmyers45: MSI GT70 (Extreme Edition, Core i7-4930MX) 1TB HARDRIVE, 16GB RAM + 4GB DEDICATED MEMORY |
Brown sugar I've been good, extremely busy too. You? |
Leopantro: Wine Making It Possible to Run Windows Apps on Android Platform it's like metasploint liteErmmm why would you want to run windows apps on your droid self |
has the other thread been closed? |
Strange world |
Harvard scientists have created an interface that allows humans to move a rat's tail just by thinking about it. We're not quite at the stage where we can communicate brain to brain with our fellow humans quite yet — but we may be on our way to communicating with other animals. Or at least controlling them, thanks to a new, non-invasive interface developed by scientists at Harvard Medical School. A team led by assistant professor of radiology Seung-Schik Yoo has created a brain-to-brain interface (BBI) that allows a human controller to move a portion of a rat's body just by thinking about it — all without invasive surgical implants. Brain-to-computer interfaces (BCI) are becoming more common; that is, an interface that allows a human to control a computer or gadget with thought using electroencephalography (EEG). A bi-directional interface — one that allows communication from the computer back into the brain — is a little trickier; without applying some sort of physical stimulation, it's impossible for a computer to force a brain to send out the signals that control limb movement, for example. This is where focused ultrasound (FUS) comes in. This delivers focused acoustic energy to a specific point; it's usually used to heat and destroy diseased or damaged tissue, such as tumours, in hard-to-reach places, such as the deeper regions of the brain. Yoo's team, however, has found that a lower-intensity blast can be used to stimulate brain tissue without damaging it. So here's how it works. The human controller is hooked up to an EEG-based BCI, while the rat is hooked up to an FUS-based computer-to-brain interface (CBI). The process starts with Steady State Visually Evoked Potentials — the human views an image of a circle flashing in a specific pattern. This generates electrical brain activity in the same frequency. When this activity is detected by the BCI, it sends a command to the CBI, which in turn sends FUS into the region of the rat's brain that controls its tail, causing it to move. Using six different human subjects and six different rat subjects, the team achieved a success rate of 94 per cent, with a time delay of 1.59 ± 1.07 seconds between user intention and the rat's response. This isn't the first time that brain-to-brain communication has been successfully achieved with rats. Earlier this year, Miguel Nicolelis at the Duke University Medical Center developed a BBI that allowed rats to transmit their thoughts to each other. http://www.cnet.com.au/scientists-give-rats-brain-to-brain-communication-339343529.htm What could you do with a mind-controlled animal? Well, our first thought was little monkey butlers, but, on a more practical level, they could be used for environmental surveillance and search and rescue. It's still very early days yet, though. We hope that's enough time to iron out the ethical concerns. You can read the entire study, "Non-Invasive Brain-to-Brain Interface (BBI): Establishing Functional Links between Two Brains" on http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0060410 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaJjHgyHnEc http://m.cnet.com.au/control-a-rat-with-your-mind-339345047.htm?redir=1 |
KazeKage1: Over-clocked?Yep. Experimental |
KazeKage1: Nice! What device is this?GT N7100 on steroids ![]() |
idnoble135: you browsing from a system?a phone. Chrome browser |
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4llerbuntu: omg. pls dont start again. pls stop mentioning anything abt that brand here to avoid brain numbing folly being displayed... thanksI was a believer in stock for months till my eyes were opened ![]() Awesomeness delivered |
Piponomics: Morning guys.redpill will save you this trouble |
WhiZTiM: Damnn!! See small oportunity to try my luck ohh!There's this project "necessitas" or something, you could check how far they've gone with it. Mono too has something like that |
Leopantro: FINALLY.When i mentioned this months ago you showed no interest. Wetin change? ![]() |
I know this woman. Online of cause. Thought it was a ruse |
Hmmm |
Leopantro: instead of commenting on all the ? fine ¿ girls , what interested you most was the data. AirtelThat's the key thing ![]() |
viroblaze: Don't blame me man... You get to meet some lonely peeps.. Just trying to help their lives..31GB.......................... hmmm |
mhmmm |
ciphoenix: Pavlov's wasn't false memoryEDIT: Pavlov's wasn't false memory? Your point being .... Perhaps the missing punctuation sent a wrong message |
0monnakoda: Whether the response is based on MEMORY or just reflexes is an assumption or speculation since animals cannot tell us whether they "remember"This is exactly why I pointed out the assessment of the memory of an animal is limited unlike humans so they have the right to take it they implanted "false" memories. Dogs kept alive on machines with their brains removed can be made to salivate,produce erections etc in response to environmental stimuli. Is this memory?No it isn't and that’s different from this very case. There is nothing new or earth shatttering here. Animals can be trained to respond with fear to ropes because they look like snakes , does this amount to a false memory?I never said it was earth shattering. Was only pointing out that they're not entirely wrong to call it a memory since we can't clearly assess memory in animals. Maybe you got me wrong |
utisage: I am a christien but this is complete bullshit. If you know NASA very well, even if they found such a message they would never release it to the public. Nigerians should try expand their knowledge base beyond what pastors preach at churches. Most naive Nigerian christiens will jump and praise the Lord for this supposed discovery but in all fairness this post has only riddicled us as christiens. True christiens do not tell lies or do we?.I wonder if the people jumping at this are actually Christians. I doubt they are. |
0monnakoda: Spatial? how is salivating to a bell spatialPavlov's wasn't false memory Your point being .... |
lifehacker: see wait till i downsize d pic and upload it ul nt drool-. ull urinatewaiting patiently ![]() |
0monnakoda: Before you go far come back to earth and DEFINE memory. Without a working definition of memory we will go round in circles.1 a : the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms b : the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as evidenced by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition http://i.word.com/idictionary/memory Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to bell . Was this a case of planting a false memory?He implanted a new spatial memory, yes |
0monnakoda: Humans are not animals ? are they plants?Humans are higher animals whose memory can be assessed by more advanced methods because they can express themselves in a more advanced way with specific details. For lower animals though, it's always crude (the assessment) |
funkymeky: Pls I nid ur help.... I'm new to python pls I want to know if the programin lang nids a compiler and an interpreter... Pls if it does can I have d link to download them..thanks a lot house ur help will b highly appreciatedYou could call it an interpreter www.python.org/getit/ |
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lifehacker: Guys feel the power!¡Your grass is the good stuff |
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I've been good, extremely busy too. You?

