Lab Rats Given "Sixth Sense"

puddingebola writes "Researchers have given lab rats the ability to sense infrared light through a brain implant. From the article, 'They taught the rats to choose the active light source by poking their noses into a port to receive a sip of water as a reward. They then implanted the microelectrodes, each about a tenth the diameter of a human hair, into the animals' brains. These electrodes were attached to the infrared detectors. The scientists then returned the animals to the test chamber. At first, the rats scratched at their faces, indicating that they were interpreting the lights as touch. But after a month, the animals learned to associate the signal in their brains with the infrared source.'"

Can they get me

[johnnyb]

The ability to sense when my children are misbehaving? That would be more helpful than infrared, I think.

Re:It is not 6

[Anonymous Coward]

You forgot 8) Humor

Re:It is not 6

[nxcho]

Actually Nr.6 is reserved for future use. 1) Sight 2) Hearing 3) Touch 4) Taste 5) Smell 6) 7) Temperature 8) Balance 9) Autokinectic etc

So they can...

[Brad1138]

See dead people?

Re:So they can...

[Arancaytar]

No, but they can see red people.

(*rimshot*)