Monkeys Use And Feel Objects - Using Only Their Brains

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 15:50 in Psychology & Sociology

It's "Second Life"...for monkeys.  And a lot more real.   Scientists have demonstrated a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body - they learned to employ brain activity alone to move an avatar hand and even identify the texture of virtual objects.  read more

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