[HN Gopher] Current Stimulation of the Midbrain Nucleus in Pigeo...
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       Current Stimulation of the Midbrain Nucleus in Pigeons for Avian
       Flight Control
        
       Author : tjalfi
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2021-07-30 12:42 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | eurasiantiger wrote:
       | I guess this is a more direct approach than giving them coffee
       | and cigarettes.
        
       | dr_dshiv wrote:
       | Here is a great article on the forerunner to this neural remote
       | control work: Jose Delgado's "Stimoceiver".
       | https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/tribute-to-...
        
       | ionwake wrote:
       | I think certain research needs to be justified and this falls
       | within that camp
        
       | xor99 wrote:
       | This kind of research really needs to develop/use less stiff
       | and/or non metallic conductive implants. For example organic
       | conductive materials. The immune response to stiff metallic
       | electrodes means that it will never last as a bionic implant for
       | applications.
        
       | 3gg wrote:
       | I'm not entirely sure I'd fancy a second life as the pigeon in
       | figure (1).
        
         | banach wrote:
         | I hope the paper authors get this in reward for their work.
        
           | 3gg wrote:
           | With all the bird shit they must be breathing in that room,
           | they must be in for a surprise.
        
       | spiritplumber wrote:
       | So,70 years later, project ORCON in reverse? Sweet.
        
         | tibbydudeza wrote:
         | I thought it was a joke when I read about in some journal.
        
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