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It is hypothesized that using [[neurotechnology|brain-to-brain interface (BTBI)]]s a '''biological computer''', or '''brain-net''', could be constructed using animal brains as its computational units. Initial exploratory work demonstrated collaboration between rats in distant cages linked by signals from cortical microelectrode arrays implanted in their brains. The rats were rewarded when actions were performed by the "decoding rat" which conformed to incoming signals and when signals were transmitted by the "encoding rat" which resulted in the desired action. In the initial experiment the rewarded action was pushing a lever in the remote location corresponding to the position of a lever near a lighted LED at the home location.
[[Miguel Nicolelis]] of [[Duke University]], one of the investigators who did the experiment with rats, has done previous work using a [[brain–computer interface]].
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It is hypothesized that using [[neurotechnology|brain-to-brain interface (BTBI)]]s a '''biological computer''', or '''brain-net''', could be constructed using animal brains as its computational units. Initial exploratory work demonstrated collaboration between rats in distant cages linked by signals from cortical microelectrode arrays implanted in their brains. The rats were rewarded when actions were performed by the "decoding rat" which conformed to incoming signals and when signals were transmitted by the "encoding rat" which resulted in the desired action. In the initial experiment the rewarded action was pushing a lever in the remote location corresponding to the position of a lever near a lighted LED at the home location.
[[Miguel Nicolelis]] of [[Duke University]], one of the investigators who did the experiment with rats, has done previous work using a [[brain–computer interface]].
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