Human Mind Control of Rat Cyborg's Continuous Locomotion with Wireless Brain-to-Brain Interface.

ABSTRACT: Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) provide a promising information channel between the biological brain and external devices and are applied in building brain-to-device control. Prior studies have explored the feasibility of establishing a brain-brain interface (BBI) across various brains via the combination of BMIs. However, using BBI to realize the efficient multidegree control of a living creature, such as a rat, to complete a navigation task in a complex environment has yet to be shown. In this study, we developed a BBI from the human brain to a rat implanted with microelectrodes (i.e., rat cyborg), which integrated electroencephalogram-based motor imagery and brain stimulation to realize human mind control of the rat's continuous locomotion. Control instructions were transferred from con

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature