
The Skeptics Guide #809 - Jan 9 2021
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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How to Activate a Mouse Matrix
Researchers at Columbia University were able to record the brain activity of a mouse that was performing a particular action for a reward. At a later time, they were able to activate the same neurons that they recorded and made another mouse do the same actions on command. The technology is advancing very fast and it can have profound positive and negative effects. It could allow people with communication disabilities to communicate much easier.
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