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Motor neurons move the muscles, so does it matter which signal they pick up? With some machine learning in there, it should be able to discern between actual ac

Motor neurons move the muscles, so does it matter which signal they pick up? With some machine learning in there, it should be able to discern between actual actions and random twitches. Edit: for down voters who didn't read the article, they already are using machine learning: "Picking up the signals is only the first step. Perhaps the most difficult part is then transforming them into signals that the device understands. This requires a combination of coding, machine learning, and neuroscience."

wlesieutre 9y ago
Because one very important application for brain/computer interfaces is prosthetics. If muscles in the hand are interpreting the signals from motor neurons, and the computer reacts to muscle movements, then it's not useful for that. The amputees have motor neurons, but they don't have hands so you need to get the nerve signals more directly. I don't know anything more than GP with regard to this project, but that's the question they're asking.