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Brain communication very much interests me, because it comes down to the essence of how we encode knowledge in biological signals. Like Google Deepdream, unders
by liamzebedee 11y ago
Brain communication very much interests me, because it comes down to the essence of how we encode knowledge in biological signals. Like Google Deepdream, understanding how concepts of what a dog looks like and how it is related to other things, encoded as a series of bits, is just absolutely fascinating.
I know we still don't understand beyond a very probabilistic level how the brain encodes this information biologically, but I've heard lots about prosthetics. Can anyone answer me how they control robotic arms using just the brain [1]?
[1] http://www.instructables.com/id/Mind-Controlled-Robotic-Arm/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Mind-Controlled-Robotic-Arm/
- tim333 11y agoI'm sceptical the school kid project shown in your link actually works significantly. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory made a real one, I think by surgically moving 'spare' nerves to various points at the inside surface of the patients chest and then putting electrodes on the exterior surface. There's an interesting video explaining a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NOncx2jU0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NOncx2jU0Q from http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2014/141216.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2014/141216.a...