Monkeys Can Feel Virtual Objects Using A Brain Implant link
By Robert Gonzalez
October 5, 2011
An international team of neuroengineers have developed a brain-machine interface that's bi-directional (meaning that not only are there signals going from the brain to the body part [like fingertips] but there are also signals going from the fingertips back to the brain) which is something they were having a problem with figuring out how to do up until now. So with this particular brain implant the monkeys were literally able to "feel" the texture of virtual objects because it is signaling to those specific neurons that that is whats going on. This technology is a huge breakthrough and will first and foremost make a difference in quadriplegics lives, let alone what we will do to further advance this technology to other areas of our lives.
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