Bodies Inert, They Moved a Robot With Their Minds
Scientists said a tiny brain implant allowed two quadriplegic people to manipulate a robotic arm with just their thoughts.
Just noticed this story in the NYTimes – a wonderful medical advance! I do feel the need to point out, however, that I move my inert body parts with just my mind/thoughts every moment of the day. How else is a person supposed to get around?
Thanks for the post. Incredible. Isn’t there a Star Trek episode with a brain encased in a globe and that’s all that’s left of whatever superior species encountered?
Variations on the mind-body problem, brain-in-the-vat puzzles, and the like make up a large part of the Star Trek episodes. It was a favorite of philosophy students in college.