"Rats with grids of electrodes implanted in their
motor cortex were able to share, and act on,
each other's sensory information."
Organic Computer by the American Boffins
"Scientists have connected the brains of a
pair of animals and allowed them to share
sensory information in a major step towards
what the researchers call the
world's first "organic computer".
The US team fitted two rats with
devices called
brain-to-brain interfaces that
let the animals collaborate on simple tasks
to earn rewards, such as a drink of water.
In one radical demonstration of the technology,
the scientists used the internet to link
the brains of two rats separated by thousands
of miles, with one in the researchers' lab
at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina,
and the other in Natal, Brazil.
Led by Miguel Nicolelis, a pioneer of devices that
allow paralysed people to control computers and
robotic arms with their thoughts, the researchers
say their latest work may enable multiple brains
to be hooked up to share information.
"These experiments showed that we have
established a sophisticated, direct communication
linkage between brains," Nicolelis said in a statement.
"Basically, we are creating what I call an organic computer."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...re-information
Is this going to help us
or will rats head go on a human?
