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Posted in Perception, Vision on Jan 23rd, 2008
Magicians exploit the fact that we often don’t pay attention to what is going on around us. Even though our eyes take in everything and faithfully report what they see, the brain simply must choose what to focus on. There is too much out there to take it all in and process it. [...]
Posted in Behaviour, Brain, Motor Control, Techniques on Jan 15th, 2008
Years ago, scientists were able to link a monkey sitting in North Carolina with a robotic arm situated at MIT’s Touch Lab. This doesn’t seem all that remarkable until you notice that the control is entirely by thought. The monkey is manipulating the arm using a brain wave-machine interface that could be used [...]
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