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Posted on 10/03/2011 11:32:20 AM PDT by decimon
TAU researcher implants robotic cerebellum to repair motor function
With new cutting-edge technology aimed at providing amputees with robotic limbs, a Tel Aviv University researcher has successfully implanted a robotic cerebellum into the skull of a rodent with brain damage, restoring its capacity for movement.
The cerebellum is responsible for co-ordinating movement, explains Prof. Matti Mintz of TAU's Department of Psychology. When wired to the brain, his "robo-cerebellum" receives, interprets, and transmits sensory information from the brain stem, facilitating communication between the brain and the body.
(Excerpt) Read more at aftau.org ...
How dare you speak of my President in that way! Or I guess that might be more a case of a rodent brain in a robot.
Wait, what?
I wondered what that unexplained scar was on his scalp.
Wait a minute! I’m talking about the scar on the right side. These two do not match what I saw. What is going on? Three different scars? Are they putting a fast one?
I liked the way the Borg did it better--
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