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Old 03-03-2013, 09:16 AM   #1
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First brain-to-brain interface


The "Borg" is coming. To rats anyway. "A brain-to-brain interface (BTBI) enabled a real-time transfer of behaviorally meaningful sensorimotor information between the brains of two rats."

http://www.nicolelislab.net/?p=369
 
Old 03-03-2013, 11:02 AM   #2
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Yeah I saw this the other day on slashdot. Neat stuff!

And skynet is one day closer....
 
Old 03-03-2013, 03:35 PM   #3
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@corp769 Every day, more and more, I believe the old cliché, "Anything man can imagine, man can do."
 
Old 03-04-2013, 03:09 AM   #4
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Fantastic and disquieting
 
Old 03-04-2013, 10:02 AM   #5
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I need a new brain, this one's full up and needs defragging.
 
Old 03-21-2013, 08:35 AM   #6
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I'll take their word for it. My brain is still functional-enough to never allow itself to be hooked up to such a thing.
 
Old 03-25-2013, 09:47 PM   #7
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I'll take their word for it. My brain is still functional-enough to never allow itself to be hooked up to such a thing.
Same here... I'd go underground and remain a part of the resistance before ever allowing myself to become borgified.
 
  


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