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Real-time control of a robotic arm by neuronal ensembles

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Chapin and colleagues demonstrate that simultaneous recordings from ensembles of cortical and thalamic neurons can be decoded in real time to allow a rat to control a robotic arm. These results may ultimately lead to the design of brain-operated prosthetic devices for human patients.

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Figure 1: Cortical neurons controlling voluntary arm movement could provide signals used to control a prosthetic arm.

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