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This new wireless tech lets monkeys control a wheelchair using just their thoughts

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New wireless technology makes it possible for monkeys to control a robotic wheelchair using just their thoughts, without the need for EEG electrodes on the scalp or wires connecting to an external computer.</p><p>
Developed by neuroscientists at Duke University, the new brain-machine interface relies instead on hair-thin microfilaments implanted in two regions of the monkeys’ brains. Using those microfilaments, the wireless BMI—a device that gets affixed to the monkey’s head—simultaneously records signals from hundreds of neurons in both regions.</p><p>
As the monkeys think about moving toward their goal, computers translate their brain activity into real-time operation of the wheelchair.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3040700/hardware/this-new-wireless-tech-lets-monkeys-control-a-wheelchair-using-just-their-thoughts.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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