Human Thought Can Control This Robot

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The Virtual Embodiment and Robotic Re-embodiment project created a robot controlled by human thought, using magnetic resonance imaging.

Researchers use functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan the brain of a student as he imagined each individual limb. Scientists mapped out his brain wave patterns, and translated them into commands to make the robot move. The student was then able to control the robot’s movement entirely by thinking about moving.

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Chronic pain may stem from pain addiction

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“New research reveals stronger connections between the nucleus accumbens and the prefrontal cortex of the brain in patients who experience pain long after the injury, reports Science News …”

“It appears, although it yet to be studied, that the development of chronic pain is linked to the brain’s “addiction machinery.” Apkarian, co-author of the study, explains that chronic pain may be the result of the brain becoming addicted to pain.”

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