Sometimes it’s okay for scientists to monkey around. That’s particularly true of Dr. Miguel Nicolelis of Duke University, whose team has published research showing they’ve found a way to enable monkeys to control a wheelchair with the power of their thoughts.
While Nicolelis’ team could seemingly use their findings to build a fleet of bionic super-primates, their true goal is a more noble one: Finding ways to help paralyzed people regain their mobility with the help of artificial limbs.
Here’s the abstract of the study, published March 3 in the journal Scientific Reports:
[H/T Gizmodo]