Look ma, no hands!

A few years ago scientists managed to wire a monkey’s brain to a robotic arm. The monkey learned to manipulate the arm simply by thinking. This year, John Donoghue at Brown University has managed to do the same – with a human.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news7746.html">Look ma, no hands!</a></p> <p> A few years ago scientists <a class="directory" href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2000/monkeys-1206.html">managed to wire a monkey’s brain to a robotic arm</a>. The monkey learned to manipulate the arm simply by thinking. This year, John Donoghue at Brown University has managed to do the same – with a human.</p>