Publication/Creation Date

February 4 2019

Creators/Contributors

Jackson Ryan (creator)
Shaomin Zhang (contributor)
Sheng Yuan (contributor)
Lipeng Huang (contributor)
Xiaoxiang Zheng (contributor)
Zhaohui Wu (contributor)
Kedi Xu (contributor)
Gang Pan (contributor)
Zhejiang University (contributor)
Scientific Reports (contributor)

Description

A Chinese research team has developed the ability to mind control a rodent, building a wireless brain-to-brain system that enables a human to move the "rat cyborg" through a maze.

The research, published in  Nature's Scientific Reports on Feb. 4, details a brain-to-brain interface (BBI) that connects a human brain to a computer, which then decodes and stimulates the rat brain to move.

Augments

Thinking, Moving, Controlling, Forcing, Connecting, Experimenting, Navigating, Solving

Technology Keywords

Brain-Machine Interface (BMI), Brain-to-brain Interfaces (BBI), Electroencephalography (EEG), Digital Telepathy, Cyborgs, Electrodes

Keywords

Rescue, Rats, Research, Experiments, Ethics, Mind Control

Source

https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-connect-a-human-brain-and-rat-cyborg-brain-together/