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By Jesse Emspak
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have given a rat an artificial brain part -- the cerebellum -- to restore lost functions and thereby ushering in the era of true brain-to-computer communication for humans.
Matti Mintz, professor of psychobiology, and his colleagues, built a computerized cerebellum and linked it to an anaesthetized rat whose own cerebellum was disabled. The cerebellum is the round, cue ball-sized structure at the back of a the brain that controls how messages get from the brain to the body and back again. Critically, it controls the timing of movement, which is why injuries to the cerebellum cause people to lose their balance or suffer motor control disorders, rather than paralysis.
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