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Nature 408, 305-306 (16 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35042670
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Neural engineering: Real brains for real robots
Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi
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Neural signals from the brains of monkeys have been used to drive the movement of robotic arms. The ultimate objective of such work is to design controllable prosthetic limbs.
The idea of driving robotic limbs with what effectively amounts to the mere 'power of thought' was once in the realm of science fiction. But this goal is edging closer to reality, thanks in part to two decades of studies that have revealed a close match between the activity of neurons in the brain's cerebral cortex and the movements of the hand1.
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