Think And Click 316
cecil36 writes: "Yahoo! has reported that scientists have discovered neural technology that allowed a monkey to control a mouse cursor using the brain. ... Further reading states that this technology can be used with the paralyzed or those with Lou Gehrig's Disease to allow them to use their computers."
Good training (Score:4, Insightful)
So how exactly do you train a monkey to think about doing something without doing it? I'm quite surprised that they were able to do that with the current level of communication between primates and humans.
~Eric
Telepahy (Score:3, Insightful)
Comment removed (Score:4, Insightful)
take away the mouse (Score:4, Insightful)
Step 2: Record neural signature before and during actions of Step 1.
Step 3: Remove mouse from monkey.
Step 4: Show picture of food along with picture of mouse cursor, at a random relative angle.
Step 5: Reward monkey if and only if detecting neural signature of monkey making correct mouse vector movement.
Step 6: Repeat steps 4 and 5.
Step 7: Publish statistics.
Frankly, I won't be satisfied until they wire the monkey's brain to the Universal Translator [ectaco.com]
Re:Good training - wrong question (Score:3, Insightful)
So how exactly do you train a monkey to think about doing something without doing it?
I would ask why they even wasted their time training a monkey to *think* about moving a mouse. Just give him the mouse, and disconnect the damn thing.
THEN, if successful, maybe go to that step.. but since we don't need paralyzed monkey's moving mice, I would recommend doing something a little more useful.