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Surprisingly, yes; there is a device named "Neurologger 2/2A[0]" which has a mass of just over 2g and a battery life of 33 hours. From the abstract of "Do bird
by bahjoite 10y ago
Surprisingly, yes; there is a device named "Neurologger 2/2A[0]" which has a mass of just over 2g and a battery life of 33 hours.
From the abstract of "Do birds sleep in flight?", Niels Rattenborg[1]:-
"The recent miniaturization of EEG recording devices now makes it possible to measure brain activity in flight. Determining if and how birds sleep in flight will contribute to our understanding of a largely unexplored aspect of avian behavior and may also provide insight into the function of sleep."
and in the section entitled "Future Directions":-
"Until recently, EEG recording devices were too large for a bird to carry in flight. However, Vyssotski et al. (2006)[2] recently developed and successfully deployed an EEG and a global positioning system (GPS) logger on pigeons during short, daytime homing flights to their loft."
[0]: http://www.vyssotski.ch/neurologger2.html http://www.vyssotski.ch/neurologger2.html
[1]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7093774_Do_birds_sleep_in_flight https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7093774_Do_birds_sl...
[2]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7529290_Miniature_neurologgers_for_flying_pigeons_Multichannel_EEG_and_action_and_field_potentials_in_combination_with_GPS_recording https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7529290_Miniature_n...
- DanWaterworth 10y agoThat's brilliant. I love that there are people in the world working on "EEG for birds". It might even be my favourite "X for Y" startup idea.