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Turning rats into robots
Brain microstimulators have been used to train laboratory animals and guide their navigation by remote control.
Email: Jonathan B Weitzman - jonathanweitzman@hotmail.com News from The Scientist 2002, 3(1):20020502-01
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Laboratory animals can be trained to perform simple tasks in response to external cues (such as specific noises) or rewards (such as food). In the May 2 Nature, Sanjiv Talwar and colleagues describe a learning procedure based on brain microstimulation rather than external cues (Nature 2002, 417:37-38).
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