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ashling

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Fri Jul 10, 2015, 04:50 PM Jul 2015

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/brain-linked-monkeys-form-super-organism-deftly-control-robotic-arm/
Neuroscientists have successfully linked three monkeys’ brains using implanted electrodes and coaxed them to cooperatively control a robotic arm. Oh, and they also performed a similar experiment that directly linked the brains of four rats to test their capacity for synchronicity. (I, for one, welcome our new hive-minded, mammalian overlords.)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27869-animal-brains-connected-up-to-make-mindmelded-computer.html?full=true#.VaAsovlVikq


http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150706/srep11869/full/srep11869.html


In other news, Reince Preibus has had only limited success in connecting the brains of the TeaPublican candidates in order to control their clown car


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In other news (Original Post) ashling Jul 2015 OP
The Borgmonkeys control the cabana! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #1
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